Hospitality and Piety in Pylos

What does Athena encourage Telemachus to do?

• Return home immediately

• Seek revenge on his enemies

• Mature and grow

• Ignore the gods

What does Nestor's story about Agamemnon and Orestes help cement?

• Telemachus's fear of the gods

• Telemachus's determination to restore honor

• Telemachus's desire for wealth

• Telemachus's need for revenge

What does the passivity of piety seem to contradict?

• The strength of honorable action

• The wisdom of the gods

• The power of wealth

• The importance of family

What role do bards play according to Nestor's story?

• They create new myths

• They guard memories

• They entertain the gods

• They teach young warriors

What does Nestor do to show his hospitality to Telemachus?

• He gives him gifts

• He assigns tasks to his family

• He offers him a feast

• He sings songs for him

What does Nestor imply about Telemachus's way with words?

• It comes from a god.

• It is a result of his education.

• It comes from his father.

• It is a natural talent.

What does the text suggest about the requirements of piety?

• They are simple and universal.

• They are elaborate and costly.

• They are unnecessary.

• They are the same everywhere.

What does the king do when he realizes Telemachus's companion is a god?

• He emphasizes Telemachus's eloquence.

• He focuses on the prince's dependence on the gods.

• He ignores the presence of the god.

• He dismisses Telemachus.

What does Nestor continue to show to Telemachus?

• Disdain

• Indifference

• Hospitality

• Hostility

What does the text infer about the gods' concern with rituals?

• They care more about fear and respect than details.

• They are very concerned with the details.

• They ignore rituals entirely.

• They only care about the rituals' cost.