Test your Odyssey IQ

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  1. 1

    How old is Telemachus at the start of the epic?

  2. 2

    In about what year was the Odyssey composed?

  3. 3

    Why does Poseidon despise Odysseus?

  4. 4

    Eurycleia recognizes Odysseus based on what distinguishing features?

  5. 5

    How does Athena disguise herself to make preparations for Telemachus's journey?

  6. 6

    Who is Argos?

  7. 7

    Who does Zeus send to rescue Odysseus from Calyposo?

  8. 8

    What gift does Telemachus accept from Memelaus?

  9. 9

    Who kills Antinous's father?

  10. 10

    Who has an affair with Eurymachus?

  11. 11

    How is Odysseus able to listen safely to the Sirens' song?

  12. 12

    Of what did Odysseus's mother die?

  13. 13

    Who begs Odysseus to bury him?

  14. 14

    What does Tiresias warn Odysseus not to harm on his voyage?

  15. 15

    Odysseus left Penelope bound for what city?

  16. 16

    Which two characters provide a point of compaison for Odysseus and Telemachus?

  17. 17

    Who transforms Odysseus sailors into pigs?

  18. 18

    What happens to the disloyal maids after the clean the blood from the great hall?

  19. 19

    Menelaus is king of which city?

  20. 20

    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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