Telemachus Quiz

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1. Who was Telemachus' mother?

   1. Circe
   2. Nausicaa
   3. Penelope
   4. Helen
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   Answer: Penelope

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2. What is the commonly understood meaning of the name Telemachus?

   1. Far from battle
   2. Brave warrior
   3. King of Ithaca
   4. Son of the sea
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   Answer: Far from battle

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3. Which goddess guided Telemachus on his journey?

   1. Artemis
   2. Aphrodite
   3. Hera
   4. Athena
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   Answer: Athena

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4. Which old king did Telemachus visit at Pylos?

   1. Nestor
   2. Idomeneus
   3. Menelaus
   4. Agamemnon
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   Answer: Nestor

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5. What is the name given to the first four books of the Odyssey?

   1. The Telegony
   2. The Telemachy
   3. The Iliad
   4. The Nostoi
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   Answer: The Telemachy

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6. Who killed Odysseus in the later tradition of the Telegony?

   1. Philoetius
   2. Pisistratus
   3. Telegonus
   4. Telemachus
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   Answer: Telegonus

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7. Who was the loyal swineherd whose hut Telemachus visited upon returning to Ithaca?

   1. Philoetius
   2. Pisistratus
   3. Mentes
   4. Eumaeus
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   Answer: Eumaeus

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8. Which nymph held Odysseus on the island of Ogygia?

   1. Nausicaa
   2. Circe
   3. Ino
   4. Calypso
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   Answer: Calypso

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