The Odyssey: Books 5 & 6

What message has Hermes come to Calypso's Island (Ogygia) to deliver?

• Odysseus is banished to Hades
• Calypso is to free Odysseus
• Penelope has remained faithful to Odysseus
• Helios will sink Calypso's island if he doesn't get his cattle back

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What is the great warrior, Odysseus, doing when we first meet him?

• Crying, longing for home
• Hunting on Calypso's wooded island
• Weaving a tapestry
• Plotting revenge

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What happens to Odysseus after he leaves Calypso's island?

• He sails his new raft directly to Scheria.
• He sails home to Ithaca.
• He is captured at sea by the Phaeacians. 
• His raft is destroyed by a storm Poseidon sends

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Which goddess wants Odysseus to succeed?

• Aphrodite
• Athena
• Artemis
• Poseidon

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Which city was Odysseus the king of?

• Mykonos
• Troy
• Sparta
• Ithaca

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Which god was angry with Odysseus?

• Aphrodite
• Poseidon
• Medusa
• Telemachus

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God of the Sea

• Zeus
• Hades
• Hecuba
• Poseidon

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Who has been holding Odysseus captive on her island?

• Medusa

• Calypso

• Aphrodite

• Agamennon

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When Poseidon learns that Odysseus has left Calypso's island, what does he do in anger?

• He strikes Odysseus' raft with lightning.

• He raises a mighty storm while Odysseus is at sea.

• He listens to Zeus and leaves him alone.

• He asks Hades to take Odysseus to the underworld.

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What is the first thing Odysseus does when he sees Nausicaa?

• falls to her knees

• asks her politely for help

• starts crying

• runs away

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