The Odyssey Study Guide questions with correct answers

Who wrote the Odyssey? - Correct Answer-Blind poet, Homer. In what year was the Odyssey composed? - Correct Answer-700 B.C.E. Who is the goddess who assists Odysseus? - Correct Answer-It was Athena, the daughter of Zeus. How long did it take Odysseus to complete his journey back to Ithaca? - Correct Answer-It took him 20 years; 10 years fighting in the Trojan War and 10 years finding his way back home due to his mishaps with immortal Gods. In order, where did Odysseus travel to after the Trojan war? (*hint* there are 14 places) - Correct Answer-Troy, Island of the Cicones, Island of the Lotus Eaters, Island of the Cyclopes, Island of Aeolus, Island of Laestrygonians, Aeaea (Circe's island), The Underworld, Island of the Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, Island of Helios, Ogygia (Calypso's island), Island of Phaecians, and Ithaca. Eurycleia is the... - Correct Answer-Aged nursemaid who remained loyal to Penelope and Telemachus. What is Penelope supposedly weaving at the beginning of the epic? - Correct Answer-A shroud for Laertes. What prophecy did Odysseus withhold from his men? - Correct Answer-That Odysseus will be the only one to survive and return Ithaca.