WorksheetsOdyssey Book 2 Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the title of Book 2?
a)
Telemachus Sets Sail
b)
Ithaca at Last
c)
Athena and the War
d)
Odysseus Strings his Bow
2.
(Fact Check) Who is the author of the Odyssey?
a)
Aristotle
b)
Sophocles
c)
Homer
d)
Plato
3.
When does Penelope say that she will choose a suitor?
a)
When Athena makes her choose one
b)
When she finishes knitting a burial shroud
c)
When Telemachus marries someone
d)
When a Suitor kisses her
4.
At the assembly at the beginning of Book 2, who is the first person to speak?
a)
Aegyptius
b)
Penelope
c)
Antinous
d)
Telemachus
5.
(Fact Check) The Odyssey is a sequel to what epic poem?
a)
Aeneid
b)
Epic of Gilgamesh
c)
Odyssey
d)
Iliad
6.
Who is the nurse of Telemachus?
a)
Athena
b)
Eurycleia
c)
Melantho
d)
Circe
7.
(Fact Check) What language was the Odyssey originally written in?
a)
Portugese
b)
Italian
c)
English
d)
Greek
8.
How long has Odysseus been gone?
a)
20 Years
b)
15 Years
c)
30 Years
d)
5 Years
9.
Who disguises herself as Mentor?
a)
Penelope
b)
Athena
c)
Eurycleia
d)
Aphrodite
10.
Who are the two leading suitors??
a)
Laertes and Noemon
b)
Telemachus and Aegyptius
c)
Antinous and Eurymachus
d)
Eurycleia and Amphinomus
11.
Who does Athena get the ship for Telemachus from?
a)
Antinous
b)
Noemon
c)
Laertes
d)
Eurymachus
12.
Which two places is Telemachus setting sail for?
a)
Thebes and Athens
b)
Corinth and Delphi
c)
Argos and Patras
d)
Sparta and Pylos
13.
What will happen to Penelope if she doesn't make a decision on a husband accoring to Antinous
a)
She will be sent to her Father
b)
She will be killed
c)
She will be thrown in jail
d)
She will have to marry him
14.
What type of animal does Zeus send the men gathered at the assembly as an omen?
a)
Eagles
b)
Doves
c)
Snakes
d)
Horses
15.
What does the omen sent by Zeus mean?
a)
Penelope will meet a husband soon
b)
Telemachus will die
c)
Odysseus will not be gone for long
d)
Antinous will take over
16.
True or False: Athena is the Goddess of Marriage
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Who is the God of the Sea?
a)
Zeus
b)
Poseidon
c)
Hermes
d)
Apollo
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