| What goddess aids Odysseus? | Athena |
| Who changes Odysseus into a beggar? | Athena |
| Who keeps Odysseus a prisoner for 7 years? | Calypso |
| Who does Homer call upon to help him tell the story? | Muse |
| Who gives Odysseus directions to Hades? | Circe |
| Beautiful Goddess that loves Odysseus | Calypso |
| Which suitor does Odysseus kill first? | Antinous |
| What did Odysseus put in his men’s ears to avoid the song of the Sirens? | Beeswax |
| What sea creature, like a whirlpool, can consume an entire ship? | Charybdis |
| How does the Cyclops close the cave door entrance? | A large stone or rock |
| How many heads does Scylla have? | 6 |
| What type of creature is Polyphemus? | Cyclops |
| Where does Odysseus see his mother? | Hades (the land of the dead) |
| How many axes must the suitors shoot through? | 12 |
| Who must Odysseus confront in Hades? | Tiresius |
| Who wrote The Odyssey? | Homer |
| What war did Odysseus leave home to fight? | The Trojan War |
| How many years total was Odysseus away from home? | 20 |
| How many men arrived home with Odysseus? | Zero |
| To whom do the herds of cattle belong that the men are warned not to raid? | Helios |
| How was The Odyssey originally told? | Orally |
| What is the sweet flower called that makes eaters not want to return home? | Lotus |
| What piece of furniture is used to test Odysseus’s true identity? | Bed |
| Into what animal does Circe turn Odysseus’s men? | Swine/pigs |
| What does Odysseus use to blind Polyphemus? | Giant stake/spear |
| Who is Odysseus’s father? | Laertes |
| Who is Odysseus’s son? | Telemachus |
| Whose kidnapping starts the Trojan War? | Helen |
| What do Odysseus and Telemachus remove from the great hall while the suitors are sleeping? | All weapons |
| Who is the messenger who comes to make Calypso release Odysseus? | Hermes |
The Odyssey Review
April 17, 2020