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1
_________ amassed a large amount of gold after the Trojan war.
Odyssues
Menelaus
Agammenon
King Nestor
2
Troy is ____________.
the site of a great war
the city and kingdom of King Nestor
the city and kingdom of Menelaus
an island near Ithaca
3
Mentor and Halitherses________________.
support Telmachus
are elders
are Acheans
all of the above.
4
The Odyssey
has themes that we can relate to our own lives.
True
False
5
Calypso is angry because __________
Hermes has betrayed her
Odysseus is leaving
she wants to leave her island but cannot
Gods have killed mortals who have had romances with gods
6
___________ respects and wants to help Telemachus rid Odysseus' house of the suitors.
Calypso
Athena
Nausicaa
Penelope
7
Hermes ________
is the son of Zeus
is the daughter of Alcinous
is Poseidon's brother
is the daughter of Zeus
8
Helen gives her guests a drug that makes them ___________.
violent
tired
happy
sad
9
Once Odysseus reaches the coast of Scheria, he falls asleep because
all of the above
he covers himself with leaves and is able to stay warm
Athena showers sleep upon his eyes
he has found a safe place to sleep in the forest near the river
10
At the beginning of the epic poem, when Zeus speaks of the mortals, he feels that they are_________.
proud
unfaithful
weak
shameless
11
Who tells Menelaus where Odysseus is?
Enu
Proteus
Nausicaa
Telemachus
12
King Nestor lives in ______
Pylos
Sparta
Troy
Ithaca
13
Helen is __________
Penelope's sister
Odysseus's sister
Athena's sister
the daughter of Zeus
14
Antinous plans to ambush Telemachus in the _______
Strait of Same
great hall of Odysseus
ancient burial site on Ithaca
home of Menalaus
15
____________ lives in Lacedaemon with his wife, Helen.
Alcinous
Menelaus
Calypso
Poseidon
16
Telemachus travels with ______________ to Lacedaemon.
Athena
Mentor
Antinous
Pisistratus
17
Antinous is _____________.
the leader of the suitors
a god
one of King Nestor's sons
Telmachus's cousin
18
Nausicaa ______
all are correct
helps Odysseus
Is encouraged by Athena to do her laundry
is a princess
19
_________ fought bravely at Troy and made it back home safely.
King Nestor
Achilles
Odysseus
Ajax
20
___________ is the home of Calypso.
Scheria
Ithaca
Pylos
Ogygia
21
There is only one god in Greek mythology.
False
True
22
Who is the God of the sea and earthquakes?
Calypso
Zeus
Poeidon
Athena
23
The Acheans did not believe that they could please the gods.
False
True
24
The setting of The Odyssey is in the parts of the world that are now known as Greece and Turkey.
True
False
25
To help him from drowning, Ino the sea nymph gives Odysseus a _____.
scarf
potion
jewel
barnacle