The Odyssey: Books 1 - 5 Quiz

When does Penelope say that she will choose a suitor?

• When she finishes knitting a burial shroud

• When Telemachus finally gets married

• When Calypso lets Odysseus leave Ogygia

• When Athena forces her to choose one

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Why won’t Calypso let Odysseus leave the island of Ogygia?

• Because she has fallen in love with him

• Because he is a threat to her power

• Because she has made a promise to Penelope

• Because the gods told her not to

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Athena sent Telemachus to Sparta to get information about his father.

• True

• False

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If Telemachus returns from his journey, the suitors plan to leave the palace.

• True

• False

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In Sparta, what does Menelaus say about Odysseus?

• They tell Telemachus that they have no news of Odysseus.

• They slander Odysseus and discuss his cowardice in battle.

• Menelaus reveals that he and Odysseus fled Troy together.

• Menelaus explains that only death would keep Odysseus from Ithaica and his family.

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What do the gods decide to do about Odysseus?

• Not intervene in any way

• Force Calypso to let him go

• Have Calypso fight Hermes for him

• Send Zeus to rescue Odysseus

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What does Poseidon do when he realizes what the gods have done?

• He asks Zeus to change his mind.

• He threatens to punish Calypso.

• He finds Odysseus and threatens him.

• He generates a violent storm.

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