Odyssey Part I

Books 1-4 actually start in the middle of the story of Odysseus, focusing on his son, Telemachus. This literary technique is called

• Epithet
• Epic simile
• In medias res
• Epic poetry

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Part I (Books 1-4) of The Odyssey deal with

• Telemachus trying to "be a man"
• Odysseus trying to get home
• Odysseus and Telemachus reclaiming their kingdom
• Penelope searching for her husband

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What main problems exists in Ithaca with Odysseus gone?

• Food and water are running out
• The gods are furious with Telemachus for being a wimp
• Overbearing suitors take over the palace and demand Penelope choose a husband
• It's actually pretty nice with Odysseus gone

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Athena presents herself to Telemachus in the form of

• A clap of thunder
• A fierce west wind
• A fierce, grey-eyed goddess
• An old man who is a family friend named Mentor

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What does Athena tell Telemachus to do?

• Kill all the suitors as soon as he can
• Leave Ithaca to search for his father, Odysseus
• Join forces with Antinous to rule Ithaca
• Learn how to weave a shroud from Penelope

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Describe Penelope's loom trick

• She will choose a husband when she finishes weaving a shroud, so she unweaves the shroud each night 
• She hides a loom in the ceiling of her room to stash her weapons
• She has her maids do all the weaving on the loom to make the work go faster
• She promises to marry the suitor who learns how to weave on her loom

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Who must Telemachus visit to seek info about his father, Odysseus?

• King Nestor and King Menelaus, old war buddies of Odysseus
• King Priam and his sons, Hector and Paris, leaders of Troy.
• Athena and Poseidon, the gods sympathetic to Odysseus
• Antinous and Eurymachus, two leaders of Ithaca

What does Telemachus learn about his father, Odysseus, from King Menelaus?

• Odysseus died in the last battle of the Trojan war defending Achilles
• Odysseus moved to Troy with a woman named Helen
• Odysseus is alive and living with a sea nymph named Calypso
• Odysseus is actually back in Ithaca right now eating cheese

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Does the reader actually meet Odysseus in Books 1-4?

• Yes 
• No

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How might Telemachus be characterized in Books 1-4?

• Capable and respected by the suitors
• Young, inexperienced and lacking self confidence

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