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The Odyssey
Books 3-4 Quick Quiz
The Odyssey
by:
Homer
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Odysseus
Telemachus
Penelope
Athena
Calypso
Circe
Main Ideas
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What makes Odysseus “the man of twists and turns”?
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Odysseus
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Hospitality in Ancient Greece
The Odyssey and The Fantastic Journey
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Table of Contents
Books 3-4 Quick Quiz
1
of 5
What did Clytemnestra do while Agamemnon was at war?
She supported her husband.
She married another man.
She fled from Greece.
She traveled to see Penelope.
2
of 5
How do Menelaus and Helen know that Telemachus is Odysseus’s son?
There is a distinctive family resemblance.
They received word from Penelope.
Athena introduces him as Odysseus’s son.
Odysseus’s son was prophesied to visit them.
3
of 5
What do Menelaus and Helen say about Odysseus?
They tell Telemachus that they have no news of Odysseus.
They slander Odysseus and discuss his cowardice in battle.
Menelaus reveals that he and Odysseus fled Troy together.
They give examples of his cleverness and masterful disguises.
4
of 5
Who reveals to Menelaus that Odysseus is trapped by Calypso?
Helen
Agamemnon
Proteus
Athena
5
of 5
Who comforts Penelope when she fears that she will lose her son?
Athena, in the form of Penelope’s sister
Athena, in the form of Telemachus
The herald Medon
Helen
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What makes Odysseus “the man of twists and turns”?
MAIN IDEAS
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