Exploring The Odyssey: Key Insights

Who is the main protagonist of "The Odyssey"?

• Achilles

• Odysseus

• Agamemnon

• Hector

What is the name of Odysseus’s wife?

• Helen

• Penelope

• Circe

• Calypso

Which god is most responsible for Odysseus’s long journey home?

• Zeus

• Poseidon

• Apollo

• Hermes

What is the name of Odysseus’s son?

• Telemachus

• Paris

• Menelaus

• Laertes

Which creature does Odysseus blind in order to escape?

• Siren

• Cyclops

• Scylla

• Charybdis

Who helps Odysseus by giving him a magical herb to resist Circe’s magic?

• Athena

• Hermes

• Zeus

• Apollo

Which event best describes Odysseus’s encounter with the Lotus-Eaters?

• He fights a monster

• His men forget their home after eating a plant

• He is turned into a pig

• He receives a prophecy

Summarize what happens when Odysseus visits the Land of the Dead.

• He finds treasure

• He receives advice from the prophet Tiresias

• He is attacked by monsters

• He is reunited with his wife

Which of the following best describes Penelope’s strategy to delay marrying the suitors?

• She leaves Ithaca

• She weaves and unweaves a shroud

• She hides in the palace

• She asks for more time

What is the main reason Odysseus disguises himself as a beggar upon returning to Ithaca?

• To test the loyalty of his servants and wife

• To avoid being recognized by the gods

• To escape from the suitors

• To find food