The Odyssey Books 1-4 Quiz

Before The Odyssey begins, Odysseus had been doing what?

• Spending time at home with his family

• Pillaging cities in Persia

• Going out on a hunting expedition

• Fighting in the Trojan War

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The Greek word for "hospitality" is:

• In Media Res

• Hubris

• Xenia

• Nostos

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Which god is responsible for Odysseus's delay in returning home and is upset that Odysseus blinded his son Polyphemus?

• Calypso

• Poseidon

• Athena

• Nestor

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Who or what has taken over Odysseus' home?

• Rats

• Suitors

• Birds

• Anger

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How does Penelope trick the suitors?

• She says she will marry the man who can paint a beautiful picture of her.

• She tells one of them that she will marry him.

• She locks them out of her home.

• She weaves a shroud by day and unravels it at night for 3 years to stall having to choose a suitor to marry.

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Which of the following is NOT something Telemachus plans to do to get rid of the suitors?

• Assemble the people of the island

• Ask the gods for help

• Get a boat and sail off to find news of his father, Odysseus

• Let in a Trojan Horse into his home to get rid of all the suitors.

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What does Athena send as a sign of favoritism?

• a lightening bolt

• a bird

• a ray of sunshine

• angry bats

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We find out that Odysseus has been held where?

• He has been held captive by Calypso.

• He is on Mount Olympus.

• He has been hiding in a cave, trying to get away from Poseidon.

• He has been home all along. Telemachus just didn't see him.

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What is the name of Odysseus' home?

• Sparta

• Ithaca

• Greece

• Mount Olympus

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Which Greek god is going helps Telemachus on his journey?

• Poseidon

• Hades

• Athena

• none of them

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