The Odyssey Study Guide for Test 1

What is Ithaca?

• A Greek Island and the home of Paris and Helen

• A Greek island and the home of Odysseus

• A Greek Island and the home of Menelaus and Helen

• A Greek island and the home of Calypso

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Who is Hermes?

• Messenger of the Greek gods and son of Zeus

• Aphrodite's husband and god of courage, war, bloodshed, and violence

• Goddess of the hunt

• Brother to Zeus and the god of earthquakes

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Who is Nausicaa?

• The goddess who gave Odysseus her scarf and helped him make it to Phaeacia

• The princess who helps him when he reaches Phaeacia

• The king of Phaeacia

• The best friend of the princess who helps Odysseus when he reaches Phaeacia

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Why is Calypso so mad when Hermes tells her she must let Odysseus go?

• She loves him

• She needs him to help her manage the island

• She needs his blood to maintain her youthful beauty

• She claims the gods are too jealous-hearted to let a goddess take a human lover

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What does Odysseus do on Calypso's island?

• He helps her run the farm

• He listens to her play the harp

• He and Calypso feast all day and enjoy the beautiful surroundings

• He cries all day

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Why did Eris, goddess of discord, roll a golden apple into the wedding feast?

• Because she was mischievous and liked funny pranks

• Because she was not invited to the party

• Because she had been spurned by Paris in the past

• Because she wanted to turn the goddesses against each other

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Who fights over the golden apple?

• Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera

• Hera, Helen, and Aphrodite

• Hera, Aphrodite, and Artemis

• Athena, Aphrodite, and Hermes

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Why do Telemachus and Penelope put up with the suitors?

• If Odysseus does not return, Penelope will need a husband.

• The suitors could become violent and harm Telemachus or Penelope

• The suitors are supporting them while Odysseus is away

• The tradition of Xenia requires them to host others graciously

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Why is Poseidon so angry with Odysseus?

• He blinded his son, Scilla

• He blinded his son, Samson

• He blinded his son, Agamemnon

• He blinded his son, Polyphemus

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When Odysseus escapes Calypso's island, where does he find himself shipwrecked?

• Phaeacia

• Ithaca

• Troy

• Sparta

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