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| ==Quiz==
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| 1. In Penelope’s archery contest, through how many axes must Odysseus fire his arrow?
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| (A) two
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| (B) eight
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| (C) twelve
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| (D) thirty
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| 2. Which plant makes the sailors forget their desire to return home?
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| (A) Lotus
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| (B) Poppy
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| (C) Lethe-root
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| (D) Hemlock
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| 3. How does Athena disguise herself to make preparations for Telemachus’s journey?
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| (A) As a beggar
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| (B) As Antinous
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| (C) As Mentor
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| (D) As Mephistopheles
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| 4. Who is Argos?
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| (A) The master of the winds
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| (B) Penelope’s chief suitor
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| (C) The Cyclops
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| (D) Odysseus’s old dog
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| 5. Who first finds Odysseus on the island of Scheria?
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| (A) Telemachus
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| (B) King Alcinous
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| (C) Nausicaa
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| (D) Circe
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| 6. Who has an affair with Eurymachus?
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| (A) Melantho
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| (B) Penelope
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| (C) Circe
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| (D) Helen
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| 7. Menelaus is king of which city?
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| (A) Pylos
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| (B) Argos
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| (C) Athens
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| (D) Sparta
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| 8. Eurycleia recognizes Odysseus based on what distinguishing feature?
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| (A) A scar on his leg
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| (B) His cunning
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| (C) The sound of his voice
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| (D) His “noble bearing”
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| 9. How is Odysseus able to listen safely to the Sirens’ song?
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| (A) He has his men bind him to the ship’s mast
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| (B) Athena makes the Sirens appear ugly to him
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| (C) He eats a lotus flower, rendering him unable to swim to the Sirens’ island
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| (D) He isn’t; he plugs his ears with wax as the ship passes the Sirens’ island
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| 10. Who begs Odysseus to bury him?
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| (A) Laertes
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| (B) Polyphemus
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| (C) Elpenor
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| (D) Achilles
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| 11. Of what did Odysseus’s mother die?
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| (A) Grief
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| (B) Drowning
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| (C) Old age
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| (D) Starvation
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| 12. How old is Telemachus at the start of the epic?
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| (A) Early thirties
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| (B) Early teens
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| (C) Early twenties
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| (D) Late forties
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| 13. What happens to the disloyal maids after they clean the blood from the great hall?
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| (A) They are hanged
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| (B) They are forgiven
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| (C) They are whipped
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| (D) They are dismissed from the palace
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| 14. What does Tiresias warn Odysseus not to harm on his voyage?
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| (A) The eagle of the Moon
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| (B) The serpent of the Seas
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| (C) The cattle of the Sun
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| (D) The badger of the Mountains
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| 15. Who kills Antinous’s father?
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| (A) Eumaeus
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| (B) Odysseus
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| (C) Telemachus
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| (D) Laertes
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| 16. In about what year was the Odyssey composed?
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| (A) a.d. 1590
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| (B) 700 b.c.
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| (C) 200 b.c.
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| (D) 1200 b.c.
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| 17. Who transforms Odysseus’s sailors into pigs?
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| (A) Calypso
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| (B) Athena
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| (C) Poseidon
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| (D) Circe
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| 18. Odysseus left Penelope bound for what city?
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| (A) Orinda
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| (B) Athens
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| (C) Sparta
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| (D) Troy
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| 19. Which goddess often assists Odysseus and Telemachus, and speaks up for them in the councils of the gods on Mount Olympus?
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| (A) Calypso
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| (B) Athena
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| (C) Circe
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| (D) Melantho
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| 20. Why does Poseidon despise Odysseus?
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| (A) Odysseus does not respect the sea
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| (B) Odysseus and his men attacked him
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| (C) Odysseus tricked him with a disguise
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| (D) Odysseus blinded his son
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| 21. Which two characters provide a point of comparison for Odysseus and Telemachus?
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| (A) Athena and Zeus
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| (B) Poseidon and Proteus
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| (C) Helen and Menelaus
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| (D) Agamemnon and Orestes
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| 22. Who does Zeus send to rescue Odysseus from Calypso?
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| (A) Hermes
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| (B) Athena
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| (C) Poseidon
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| (D) Nausicaa
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| 23. What did Ajax do to bring disaster upon the homecoming Greek fleet?
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| (A) He ate all of the army’s remaining rations
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| (B) He murdered sheep
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| (C) He led the fleet between Scylla and Charybis
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| (D) He raped Cassandra
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| 24. What gift does Telemachus accept from Menelaus?
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| (A) A monkey
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| (B) A chariot and team of horses
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| (C) A silver mixing-bowl finished with a lip of gold
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| (D) A band of goats
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| 25. How long does Odysseus spend on Calypso’s island?
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| (A) One year
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| (B) Seven years
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| (C) Ten years
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| (D) Three years
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| quiz from [http://www..sparknotes.com] to check answers.
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| == The ''Odyssey'' in History == | | == The ''Odyssey'' in History == |
