The Odyssey Book One

What war did Odysseus finish before trying to come home?

• The American Revolution

• The Potato War

• The Trojan War

• The Great Staring Contest of 22 B.C.

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Which god begs Zeus to let Odysseus go home?

• Aphrodite

• Apollo

• Hermes

• Athena

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What island is Odysseus being kept?

• Ogygia

• Sparta

• Athens

• Corinth

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Who is holding Odysseus hostage on the island?

• Athena, the greatly overrated singer of the gods

• Johannes, the lobster lady

• Calypso, the sea nymph

• Leonora, the cyclops

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Who did Odysseus anger that got him stranded on the island with Calypso?

• Zeus

• Poseidon

• Ares

• Dionysys

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Why did Odysseus anger Poseidon?

• He told Poseidon he was the true god of the sea.

• He denied Poseidon's invitation to play chess.

• He told Poseidon he smelled like rotten fish

• He blinded his son, the cyclops, Polyphemus

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What was the name of Odysseus' wife?

• Gretchen

• Fabulosa

• Jacklyn

• Penelope

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What was the name of Odysseus' son?

• Ben

• Telemachus

• Groanus

• Fatulencius

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Athena visits Telemachus and transforms herself into:

• Titus, Warrior for the Ages

• Winston, Janitor to the Stars

• Mentes, Captain of the Taphians

• Rygel, General of the Spartans

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