The Odyssey Part 2 Test Review

Who is Odysseus?

• The king of Ithaca; protagonist of the story

• Telemachus's son

• The god of earth; antagonist of the story

• King of Troy

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Who is Laertes?

• God of the Sea

• Odysseus' Father

• Son of Poseidon; one-eyed giant

• Messenger of the gods

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Who is Telemachus?

• Odysseus's father

• Odysseus's son

• Son of Poseidon

• Odysseus's uncle

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Who is Penelope?

• Goddess of war and wisdom

• Odysseus's wife; suitors' love interest

• Odysseus' daughter

• The sea nymph who held Odysseus captive

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Who are the suitors?

• Suits of armor

• The men Odysseus took with him to fight in Troy

• Men who have taken over Odysseus's house and are trying to marry Penelope

• A group of kings Odysseus encounters on his journey

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What god has a grudge against Odysseus?

• Poseidon

• Zeus

• Athena

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What does Penelope do to avoid choosing a new husband?

• She marries a suitor anyway.

• She weaves during the day and unweaves at night.

• She has a sword contest to see who fights the best.

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What did the goddess disguise Odysseus as?

• A dog

• An old man

• A woman

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Which goddess has continually helped Odysseus?

• Aphrodite

• Athena

• Poseidon

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Why did Odysseus go back to Ithaca disguised as an old man?

• So no one would know he's home & he could assess the situation with the suitors

• So he could play a trick on Penelope before revealing that he was home

• So he could see if anyone had actually missed him while he was gone

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