This is the omen sent by Zeus to Telemachus regarding the suitors.
What is two eagles tearing out throats with their talons.
100
This person first gives food and shelter to Odysseus on Ithaca.
Who is the swineherd, Eumaeus
100
This is a long narrative poem
What is an epic
200
These are the names of Odysseus' wife and son.
What are Penelope and Telemachus
200
This is what the Greeks used to trick their enemy.
What is a trojan horse.
200
Menelaus remained here for seven years.
What is Egypt
200
The life and death of the dog Argos shows the this theme.
What is loyalty
200
What does Odysseus learn about his mother when he visits the land of the dead?
His house is being overrun by suitors trying to marry Penelope.
300
Odysseus leaves Calypso's island after she helps him do this?
What is build a raft
300
This god, the leader of all the gods, helps and hinders Odysseus in his journeys.
Who is Zeus.
300
Odysseus exhibits this trait of an epic hero when he ties his men to rams.
a. courage
b. strength
c. cleverness
What is "C", cleverness
300
Which statement best summarizes Odysseus's actions during the bow contest?
a. Odysseus pleads with Penelope to let him enter.
b. Odysseus checks the bow, strings it, and shoots it.
c. Odysseus laughs as the suitors check the bow.
What is "B"
300
What happens when Odysseus' men are tempted by food?
They are attacked and eaten by a Cyclops
400
This goddess helps Odysseus
Who is Athena
400
Odysseus remained in Troy after the Trojan war to do this.
What is appease Athena.
400
Circe warns that men who listen to the song of the Sirens will do this
What is crash on the rocks.
400
Athena gives her support to whom during the battle with the suitors?
Who is Odysseus
400
What does Odysseus show to his servants to prove who he is?
The scar on his knee
500
The bard wrote the Odyssey about Odysseus.
Who is Homer
500
The Odyssey begins with Odysseus marooned on this island.
What is Calypso's Island
500
Circe's vivid images of Scylla and Charybdis are so scary that Odysseus
a. changes the course of his trip
b. hopes for help from Poseidon
c. keeps the truth from his men
What is "C", keeps the truth from his men.
500
This is how Penelope knows Odysseus is telling the truth.