The Odyssey, Books 1 and 5

The poet (or author) of "The Odyssey" is...

• Ludwig Van Beethoven

• Homer

• Robert Fitzgerald

• Joel Skidmore

Athena asks Zeus to...

• Send lightning down on Penelope's head
• Have a talk with Poseidon about his nasty attitude
• Make Calypso let Odysseus go
• Give Hermes "nectar and ambrosia"

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Odysseus is the_________ and he has been__________. 

• epic hero; traveling the seas for 10 years trying to get home
• poet; sleep for 7 years 
• king of the gods; chasing after women
• narcoleptic; dreaming this whole time

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Telemachus is________

• Athena's boyfriend
• One of Zeus' kids that he had with a mortal
• Poseidon's nephew
• the son of Odysseus and Penelope

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Telemachus and his mother, Penelope have been dealing with____________ while Odysseus has been gone.

• suitors who want to marry Penelope to gain Odysseus' wealth
• Odysseus' rude mother, Anticlea
• angry neighbors
• a servant revolt

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Who is the "man skilled in all ways of contending" - the subject of the story the narrator would like to hear?

• Telemachus

• Odyessus

• Ogygia

• Achilles

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Who is Odysseus's patron goddess?

• Hera

• Athena

• Helen

• Demeter

What is Odysseus's son's name, and where does he live?

• Telemachus / Ithaca

• Telemachus / Pylos

• Telemachus / Ogygia

• Telemachus / Illion

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Who is sent to deliver the message from Zeus to free Odysseus?

• Athena

• Ares

• Hermes

• Zeus

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Which city was Odysseus the king of?

• Mykonos
• Troy
• Sparta
• Ithaca

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