The Odyssey Books 1-4

"By now, all the others who had fought at Troy-At least those who had survived the war and the sea-Were safely back home. Only __________ Still longed to return to his home and his wife."

• Oedipus

• Olympus

• Orestis

• Odysseus

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Athena advises Telemachus to:

• call an assembly of the elders of the town

• kill the suitors

• encourage his mother to marry one of the suitors

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Telemachus's first stop on his journey was __________, King Nestor's city.

• Pallas

• Sparta

• Pylos

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___________ was motivated to avenge his father's death which inspires Telemachus to find Odysseus and rid of the suitors.

• Oedipus

• Orestes

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While Telemachus receives a hospitable welcome from Menelaus, __________ plans to ambush Telemachus.

• Antinous

• Medon

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Menelaus was forced to capture Proteus, the __________, in order to get back to Sparta.   

• Zeus 
• Poseidon
•  Old Man of the Sea 
• Athena

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The leader of the suitors is...

• Menelaus

• Antinoos

• Persephone

• Telemachus

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Athena instructs Telemachus to visit...

• Ogygia

• Ithaca

• Pylos then Sparta

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The goddess that helps Odysseus and Telemachus is

• Persephone

• Athena

• Zeus

• Poseidon

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The red-haired king of Sparta is...

• Antinoos

• Melelaus

• Agamemnon

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