The Odyssey

What is the symbol of Odysseus and Penelope's love and consistency in marriage?

• The burial shroud

• Penelope's necklace

• The wedding bed

• The bag of winds

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She is a "lustrous" goddess who turned Odysseus' crew into pigs with her magic.

• Circe

• Calypso

• Athene

• Nausicaa

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How many years did it take for Odysseus to get back to Ithaka (in total)?

• 10

• 20

• 15

• 30

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_____ encouraged Telemachus to travel in search of any news about his father.

• Zeus

• Athene

• Poseidon

• Hermer

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What started the Trojan War?

• Paris of Troy ran away with Penelope, Odysseus’ wife

• Paris stole the Trojan Horse

• Paris of Troy ran away with Helen, the king of Sparta’s wife

• Nobody knows

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The Lotus Eaters convinced the men to

• Eat lotus and fight

• Eat Lotus and stay forever with them

• Eat lotus and turn into pigs

• Eat Lotus and Kill Odysseus

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Odysseus was trying to return to

• Troy
• Sparta
• Ithaca
• Athens

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The cyclops's real name was

• Telemachus
• Poseidan
• Polyphemus
• Fred

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What is NOT something that Odysseus and his crew do to get out of the Cyclops’s cave?

• Get him drunk

• Stab him in the eye

• Shave his head

• Hide under the belly of sheep

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Why can't Odysseus and his men leave the cyclops's cave?

• A large stone is blocking the entrance

• They cannot find the way out

• The gods keep them from getting out

• There are traps all over the cave

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