The Odyssey - Book 1-2 Quiz

Who is the goddess that has fallen in love with Odysseus and refuses to let him leave the remote island Ogygia?

• Athena

• Zeus

• Calypso

• Penelope

Where is Odysseus languishing at the beginning of the story?

• Pylos

• Sparta

• Ithaca

• Ogygia

Who is the son of Odysseus?

• Aegyptius

• Antinous

• Telemachus

• Eurymachus

Who advises Telemachus to call together the suitors and announce their banishment from his father's estate?

• Zeus

• Penelope

• Athena

• Calypso

What is the name of the court bard who sings of the sufferings experienced by the Greeks on their return from Troy?

• Mentes

• Eurymachus

• Antinous

• Aegyptius

Who interprets the struggle of a pair of eagles as a portent of Odysseus's imminent return?

• Athena

• Mentor

• Eurycleia

• Halitherses

Who assumes the disguise of Odysseus's old friend Mentes to speak with Telemachus?

• Athena

• Calypso

• Zeus

• Penelope

What is the name of the wise Ithacan elder who speaks first at the assembly?

• Antinous

• Aegyptius

• Telemachus

• Eurymachus

Who predicts that Telemachus's journey to Pylos and Sparta will be fruitful?

• Athena

• Eurycleia

• Mentor

• Halitherses

Who collects a loyal crew to man Telemachus's ship for his journey to Pylos and Sparta?

• Eurycleia

• Halitherses

• Mentor

• Athena