The Odyssey, Book 2

What is the title of Book 2?

• Telemachus Sets Sail

• Ithaca at Last

• Athena and the War

• Odysseus Strings his Bow

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When does Penelope say that she will choose a suitor?

• When Athena makes her choose one

• When she finishes knitting a burial shroud

• When Telemachus marries someone

• When a Suitor kisses her

(Fact Check) The Odyssey is a sequel to what epic poem?

• Aeneid

• Epic of Gilgamesh

• Odyssey

• Iliad

Who is the nurse of Telemachus?

• Athena

• Eurycleia

• Melantho

• Circe

Which two places is Telemachus setting sail for?

• Thebes and Athens

• Corinth and Delphi

• Argos and Patras

• Sparta and Pylos

What type of animal does Zeus send the men gathered at the assembly as an omen?

• Eagles

• Doves

• Snakes

• Horses

What does the omen sent by Zeus mean?

• Penelope will marry a suitor soon

• Telemachus will die at the hands of the suitors

• Odysseus will return soon to battle the suitors

• The gods will personally kill the suitors

What did the suitors tell Telemachus he should do to Penelope if she would not marry one of them?

• Banish her from the house.

• Bring her to Pylos.

• Force her to marry one of them.

• Pray to the Gods?

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A bard is someone who

• Entertains listeners with poetry and song

• Fights great battles

• Wants to marry

• Eats loudly

Who is speaking here?

"Well, the big speaker, the mighty orator.

You've got some nerve, Telemachus,

Laying the blame on us. It's not the suitors

Who are at fault, but your own mother,

Who knows more tricks than any woman alive." (2.92-95)

• Penelope

• Antinous

• Mentor

• Zeus

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