The Odyssey: Books 1-4 "Quiz"

The narrator began the story of The Odyssey by calling upon the ________ for inspiration.

• Goddess of Music
• Bard
• Muse
• Homer

Who is the person credited with writing The Odyssey?

• Zeus
• Homer
• Odysseus
• Shakespeare

Why did Odysseus originally leave Ithaca?

• He left to go explore new lands because he was interested in geography.
• He left to plunder neighboring islands for gold and riches.
• He left to find a wife.
• He left because he was called to fight in the Trojan War.

Which goddess asked Zeus if she could intervene to help Odysseus?

• Athena
• Artemis
• Calypso
• Aphrodite

Who were the unwelcome guests in Odysseus’ palace?

• gods from Mount Olympus
• a group of Cyclopes
• a group of Telemachus’ teenage friends
• suitors

What did the unwelcome guests want?

• They wanted to burn Odysseus’ palace.
• They wanted to rob Odysseus.
• They wanted to marry Penelope.
• They wanted vengeance because Odysseus killed their king.

How did Penelope delay having to marry one of the suitors?

• She wove and unwove a shroud.
• She hid and pretended to be away on a trip.
• She had Zeus create stormy weather to delay the suitors’ arrival on Ithaca.
• She pretended to be sick.

What plan did Telemachus devise to learn news of his father?

• Telemachus planned to consult a prophet.
• Telemachus planned to go to the Land of the Dead.
• Telemachus planned to offer hecatombs to the gods.
• Telemachus planned to sail to Pylos and Sparta to seek news from Nestor and Menelaus.

Who accompanied Telemachus on his journey?

• Penelope
• Mentor
• Antinoos
• Alcinous

Which shape-shifter gave Menelaus information regarding certain Greek warriors?

• Circe
• Polyphemus
• Proteus
• Eidothea