The Odyssey: Book 1

At the beginning of the epic, Odysseus is being held captive in the caverns of Ogygia by whom?Odysseus is held captive by Poseidon.

• Odysseus is held captive by Poseidon.

• Odysseus is held captive by Calypso.

• Odysseus is held captive by Polyphemus.

• Odysseus is held captive by Circe.

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Odysseus is loved/pitied by all of the gods except for whom?

• Poseidon hates Odysseus.

• Athena hates Odysseus.

• Zeus hates Odysseus.

• Hermes hates Odysseus.

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Which of the gods and goddesses is Odysseus' greatest ally?

• His greatest ally is Zeus.

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  His greatest ally is Hermes.

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  His greatest ally is Poseidon.

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  His greatest ally is Athena.

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Whom does Athena disguise herself as before visiting Telemachus?

• Athena disguises herself as Odysseus.

• Athena disguises herself as Mentes.

• Athena disguises herself as Nestor.

• Athena disguises herself as Mentor.

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According to Telemachus, what is the problem in Ithaca?

• The people are starving.

• The country is on the verge of a civil war.

• The palace has been overrun by suitors who refuse to leave.

• Thieves keep stealing the livestock.

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What is the reason Poseidon hates Odysseus?

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  Odysseus wounded Poseidon in battle

• Odysseus had an affair with his wife

• Odysseus blinded his son

• Odysseus battled Poseidon for possession of the seas

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Where is Telemachus when we first see him?

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  Ithaca

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  The Island of the Lotus Eaters

• Ismaros

• Telepylos

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Before asking Mentes questions, what does Telemachus do for him?

• Gives him a gift

• Saves him from a giant

• Feeds him food and water

• Finds him a seat

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WHO SAID - "it is for Odysseus that my heart bleeds, when I think of his sufferings in that lonely sea-girt island, far away, poor man, from all his friends."

• Athena

• Telemachus

• Zeus

• Calypso

• Penelope

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Who "longed to marry" Odysseus and kept him in her "vaulted cave"?

• Penelope

• Calypso

• Athena

• None of the above

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