Odysseus -Nausicaa

1. How do the Phaeacians help Odysseus in his journey home?

• They give him a ship and treasures

• They give him a goatskin full of winds

• They deliver a prophecy

• They provide him with magic herbs

Which deity is Odysseus' primary antagonist?

• Zeus

• Poseidon

• Hermes

• Athena

In The Odyssey, how do Nausicaa and Odysseus meet?

• Nausicaa is playing ball with some friends on the beach when a bedraggled, naked Odysseus appears and begs for help.

• Nausicaa is out sailing with her future husband when they spy Odysseus clinging to a piece of wood.

• Nausicaa and her father are riding along the beach when they find Odysseus nearly dead of exhaustion in the sand.

• Nausicaa finds Odysseus in the sand, dead, and brings him back to life with sorcery.

What does Nausicaa instruct Odysseus to do?

• Go to her mother and lay his hands upon her knees.

• Go back to Calypso's island.

• Go to her father and beg for a ship.

• Catch one of her handmaids to sacrifice to the Gods.

Who made Nausicaa want to go to the river?

• Odysseus

• Her father king Alcinous

• Athena

• Her husband.

What does Athene do for Odysseus so he can enter the palace of Alcinoös without being questioned?

• Makes him invisible

• Transports him inside the walls

• Disguises him

• Turns him into a dog

What disguise does Athena put on to lead Odysseus to the palace?

• an old man

• a little girl

• a large sheep

• a beautiful woman

How does the king and the rest of the city think of the queen, Arete?

• That she is kind and wise

• That she is overpowering and harsh

Odysseus finds King Alcinous' palace is

• in ruins and ashes

• massive and forbidding

• dazzling and filled with dazzling people

• tastelessly ornamented and overdone

The first thing Odysseus does when he sees the king and queen is:

• Throw himself at the feet of the queen, begging forgiveness

• Takes the king's hand and tell him how much he admires the palace

• Fire an arrow into the nearest target to show his strength

• Stand in front of them and announce that he is the son of good Laertes