The Odyssey, Book 1 Exam Questions and
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Athena is the goddess of...?
wisdom
Athena wants to help which human?
Odysseus
Who is known as the man of twists and turns?
Odysseus
The Odyssey was written by..?
Homer
Who plunders the hallowed heights of Troy?
The Greeks
These people ate the sun god's cattle?
Odysseus' men
What does the Muse do?
inspires Homer to tell the story
Who is Athena's father?
Zeus
Where is Odysseus' home?
Ithaca
Who is Odysseus' son?
Telemachus
Who is Odysseus' wife?
Penelope
Who is Odysseus' father?
Laertes
Who is Odysseus' faithful maid servant?
Eurycleia
Poseidon is the god of the..?
seas
, Poseidon is angry with Odysseus for this reason?
he blinded his son the cyclops, Polyphemus
Where is Poseidon when the gods decide to release Odysseus?
Ethiopia at a festival honoring himself
Who is holding Odysseus captive when the story begins?
Calypso
Calypso is know as the bewitching nymph with...?
the lovely braids
Who is the general of the Greek army who is murdered by his wife's lover?
Agamemnon
Who murders Agamemnon?
Aegithus
Who was Agamemnon's wife who had the affair?
Clymenestra
Which god is known as the giant killer?
Hermes
Hermes is know as the .... god?
messenger
Which god/dess is known as sparkling- eyed?
Athena
Who begs Zeus for Odysseus' release?
Athena
Where do the gods live?
Mt. Olympus
Which god marshals the thunderheads?
Zeus
Which god is known as the earth shaker?
Poseidon
Answers 100% Pass
Athena is the goddess of...?
wisdom
Athena wants to help which human?
Odysseus
Who is known as the man of twists and turns?
Odysseus
The Odyssey was written by..?
Homer
Who plunders the hallowed heights of Troy?
The Greeks
These people ate the sun god's cattle?
Odysseus' men
What does the Muse do?
inspires Homer to tell the story
Who is Athena's father?
Zeus
Where is Odysseus' home?
Ithaca
Who is Odysseus' son?
Telemachus
Who is Odysseus' wife?
Penelope
Who is Odysseus' father?
Laertes
Who is Odysseus' faithful maid servant?
Eurycleia
Poseidon is the god of the..?
seas
, Poseidon is angry with Odysseus for this reason?
he blinded his son the cyclops, Polyphemus
Where is Poseidon when the gods decide to release Odysseus?
Ethiopia at a festival honoring himself
Who is holding Odysseus captive when the story begins?
Calypso
Calypso is know as the bewitching nymph with...?
the lovely braids
Who is the general of the Greek army who is murdered by his wife's lover?
Agamemnon
Who murders Agamemnon?
Aegithus
Who was Agamemnon's wife who had the affair?
Clymenestra
Which god is known as the giant killer?
Hermes
Hermes is know as the .... god?
messenger
Which god/dess is known as sparkling- eyed?
Athena
Who begs Zeus for Odysseus' release?
Athena
Where do the gods live?
Mt. Olympus
Which god marshals the thunderheads?
Zeus
Which god is known as the earth shaker?
Poseidon
