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The Odyssey Quiz Book I-V Honors
By Laura Cripe
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Read each question and choose the best answer.
Question 1
1.
Which goddess goes to help Telemachus?
A Demeter
B Hermes
C Athena
D Helen
Question 2
2.
The suitors are_____________________.
A Waiting for Odysseus's wife to choose a husband
B Eating all the food and drinking all the wine
C Disrespectful to Telemachus
D All of the above
Question 3
3.
Which of the gods is angry at Odysseus ?
A Poseidon
B Hermes
C Zeus
D All of the above
Question 4
4.
Odysseus’s home is called _______________.
A Pylos
B Sparta
C Troy
D Ithaca
Question 5
5.
Odysseus’s wife is named ______________.
A Athena
B Helen
C Calypso
D Penelope
Question 6
6.
Telemachus call a public meeting to discuss the suitors and his plan.
True
False
Question 7
7.
The suitors respond by leaving his palace.
True
False
Question 8
8.
The one person Telemachus confides in before he leaves is _____________.
A Eurycleia
B Penelope
C Helen
D Athena
Question 9
9.
The king of Pylos is ________________.
A Odysseus
B Menelaus
C Achilles
D Nestor
Question 10
10.
Nestor tells Telemachus he thinks Odysseus is dead.
True
False
Question 11
11.
Nestor welcomes Telemachus.
True
False
Question 12
12.
What is happening when Telemachus arrives at Menelaus’s palace?
A Celebration of Zeus
B Wedding celebration
C Celebration of Poseidon
D Nothing is happening
Question 13
13.
Menelaus is a very wealthy king?
True
False
Question 14
14.
Menelaus is married to _________________.
A Helen
B Athena
C Penelope
D Calypso
Question 15
15.
What did Menelaus say he would give up to have the friends he lost at Troy back?
A His wealth
B His wife
C His son
D All of the above
Question 16
16.
Menelaus and Odysseus were friends.
True
False
Question 17
17.
Menelaus tells Telemachus that Odysseus is __________.
A On his way home
B Probably dead
C Back at Troy
D Held prisoner on an island
Question 18
18.
Who is plotting to kill Telemachus while he is gone looking for news of Odysseus?
A Penelope
B The Suitors
C Nestor
D The gods
Question 19
19.
Hermes is sent to deliver a message saying ___________.
A It's time for Odysseus to go home
B It's time for Odysseus to die
C It's time for Telemachus to become king
D It's time for Telemachus to die
Question 20
20.
Which god/goddess makes things difficult for Odysseus ___________?
A Athena
B Posideon
C Zeus
D No one makes things difficult for him
Make sure you capitalize names and I in your writing. 10 points
Question 21
21.
Write 1 paragraph explaining how Telemachus shows courage during books I-V