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What does the narrator ask the Muse to do?

• Tell him the story of Odysseus

• Sing a song about Odysseus

• Tell him the story of Telemachus

• Tell him the story of Penelope

Homer starts The Odyssey with a specific type of beginning. In an epic poem, what is this beginning called?

• e pluribus unim

• deus ex machina

• in media res

• in media des

What did Odysseus do to Poseidon’s son?

• He tricked him into revealing where he hid his gold.

• He stabbed him in the eye and blinded him.

• He stole Polyphemus' wife.

• He stabbed him through the heart and killed him.

What does he think happened to Odysseus?

• Odysseus is long dead.

• Odysseus has abandoned his family for Calypso

• Odysseus is still fighting a war

• Odysseus is ruling another kingdom.

 Who is Penelope?

• Wife of Odysseus

• Mother of Telemachus

• Weaver of cloth

• All

 Who is Telemachus?

• Son of Odysseus and Penelope

• The real son of one of Penelope's suitors

• A scared little boy

• Athena's boyfriend

What is Penelope’s trick?

• Penelope sends a servant out each night disguised as her to seduce one of her suitors.

• She unravels her daily weaving every night in order to keep from having to choose a husband.

• She sends daily love letters to her suitors making each one think he has a chance.

• She eats dinner with them every night, and makes each think they will be her husband.

What  is Antinous and the other suitors’ plan?

• They will fight each other to the death. Last man standing is her new husband

• They will go to Penelope's father and demand he choose her next husband

• They will stay in her palace until she grows poor from paying to feed them.

• They will sing non-stop until she goes crazy.

Hermes tells Calypso of Odysseus’s destiny. What is it?

• It is to wander the earth telling everyone his great stories.

• It is to see his family and come back home to his native land.

• It is to make a bunch of demi-gods and demi-goddesses with Calypso.

• It is to help another king with another war

What reason does Calypso give for the male gods being upset with her?

• She is mad because they are taking away her love.

• She is mad because she cannot leave the island with Odysseus

• She is mad because Zeus didn't come to talk to her in person.

• She is mad at the hypocrisy of the MALE gods.