Odyssey 1

Which does Homer mention in the invocation to the Odyssey?

• Sacking of Troy

• Sorrows of Odysseus

• Death of Agamemnon

• Blinding of Polyphemus

• Eating the cattle of the Helios

Who was absent from the council of the gods?

• Zeus

• Athene

• Poseidon

• Hermes

Complete the quotation of Zeus:

'How surprising that men blame the _______.'

Who has prevented the return of Odysseus?

• Zeus

• Polyphemus

• Poseidon

• Athene

In what disguise does Athene visit Telemachus?

• Mentor

• Mentes

• Theoclymenus

• Phemius

Which of the following statements about the suitors are true?

• Their squires cleaned their hands

• The maids gave them bread

• They helped themselves to food

• They forced the bard to sing

• They made the slave-girls dance

What story does Athene tell Telemachus to explain her presence?

• She has come from the land of the Taphians

• She is trading copper and iron in Temese

• She is waging war against Rheithron

• She brings news that Odysseus is alive

What surprises Athene?

• The suitors dine as if at a wedding

• The suitors bring their own food

• The suitors behaviour is insolent

• Penelope is not at the feast

Which islands are the homes of the suitors?

• Dulichium

• Samos

• Zacynthus

• Lemnos

Which heroes does Athene instruct Telemachus to seek?

• Nestor

• Agamemnon

• Menelaus

• Diomedes