Books 1-4
Books 5-10
Books 11-15
Books 16-20
Books 21-24
100
Who is the author of The Odyssey?
Homer
100
What did the Lotus-Eaters eat and feed to the crew?
Lotus flowers
100
Who helps Telemachus survive the suitors ambush?
Athena
100
What was the occupation of Eurycleia,the one who noticed Odysseus in disguise by the scar on his knee?
A nurse/maid
100
What task did the suitors have to complete to have Penelope's hand in marriage in book twenty-one?
Whoever sends an arrow straight through the sockets of twelve axe heads lined in a row.
200
Who inspired Telemachus to seek out his father?
Athena
200
Who was the father of the cyclops?
Posidon (don't ask us how)
200
What did Odysseus sacrifice into a pit to summon the dead?
A lamb
200
What item did Antinous hurl at Odysseus in disguise?
A foot stool
200
Who died of heart break because of Odysseus' absentence?
His mother
300
Who was Odyssues' wife and what was her main conflict?
Penelope, The suitors trying to marry her.
300
What is the sustenance of the gods?
Nectar and Ambrosia
300
In book thirteen what did Odysseus do the entire trip back to Ithica?
He slept.
300
What were the odds of the suitors to Odysseus and his small group in book sixteen?
Fifty-to-One
300
How did Penelope know that the old peasant was actually Odysseus in disguise?
Odysseus knew that his bed was made of a living olive tree and could not be moved.
400
Who is Odysseus?
He was a Greek soldier. He thought of the clever idea of the Trojan Horse.
400
How did Odysseus trick Polyphemus to escape?
He blinded him, claimed his name was nobody, and hid himself and his crew on the bellies of the sheep.
400
Who welcomes Odysseus to Ithica?What is the mans job?
Eumaeus, he was Odysseus' swine herder.
400
In book seventeen what made the other suitors nervous after Antinous threw the foot school?
They thought Odysseus might be a god in disguise,and that he was there to test their righteousness.
400
Where did Odysseus go to see his father, old king Laertes?
Upcountry to the vineyard.
500
In book two what animals did Zeus send to the suitors as an omen and how many?
Two Eagles
500
Who were the Laestrygonians?
They were man-eating giants that ate three of Odysseus' crew and destroyed all of the ships but one.
500
In book twelve what monsters did Odysseus and his crew face while crossing the sea.
The Sirens,Charbdis,and Scylla
500
What is the name of the dog. That dies at the sight and recognition of Odyseus?
Argos
500
How did king Laertes kill Antinous' father?
King Laertes casted a lance through the helmet of Antinous' father.
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