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The Odyssey

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Summary
- Video Plot Summary
Characters
- Character List
- Odysseus
- Telemachus
- Penelope
- Athena
- Calypso
- Circe
Main Ideas
Quotes
- Important Quotations Explained
- Quotes By Character
- Odysseus
- Telemachus
- Athena
- Penelope
- Circe
- Calypso
Further Study
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Further Study

Books 1-2 Quiz

Further Study Books 1-2 Quiz

1 of 5
Whom does the narrator of the Odyssey invoke in order to inspire him to tell the story?

Jesus Christ
The Muse
His dead ancestors
Zeus

2 of 5
When does the story take place?

Ten years before the Trojan War
In the middle of the Trojan War
Ten years after the Trojan War
33 A.D.

3 of 5
Why won't Calypso let Odysseus leave the island of Ogygia?

Because she has fallen in love with him
Because he is a threat to her power
Because she has made a promise to Penelope
Because the gods told her not to

4 of 5
What does Athena predict for Odysseus?

That he has died in battle and cannot be found
That he has fallen in love with another woman
That he is alive and will return to Ithaca
That he will never return to his wife and son

5 of 5
When does Penelope say that she will choose a suitor?

When she finishes knitting a burial shroud
When Telemachus finally gets married
When Calypso lets Odysseus leave Ogygia
When Athena forces her to choose one

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