The Odyssey, Part II - Qüestionari
  • 1. Incredulity means:
A) conceal with false appearances
B) staring with sullen anger
C) inability to believe
D) supple; limber
  • 2. In "The Return of Odysseus," which god/goddess helps Odysseus at all times?
A) Zeus
B) Poseidon
C) Athena
D) Telemachus
  • 3. What piece of advice does this god/goddess give Odysseus?
A) go home to Penelope
B) do not reveal himself to his son
C) kick the suitors out
D) kill the suitors
  • 4. Odysseus tells Telemachus to:
A) kill the suitors alone
B) tell his mother to hide
C) store away the suitors' armor
D) leave the house
  • 5. She found the story bemusing. Bemusing means what?
A) stupefying or muddling
B) supple
C) tearfully sentimental
D) disguised
  • 6. Who is Argus?
A) Odysseus' dog
B) Odysseus' swineherd
C) a beggar
D) Odysseus' servant
  • 7. In his youth, what purpose did Argus serve?
A) competitor
B) hunter
C) companion
D) fighter
  • 8. Athena made Odysseus ____________ and young.
A) maudlin
B) lithe
C) dissemble
D) contempt
  • 9. What is Odysseus disguised as?
A) a king
B) a beggar
C) a young man
D) a servant
  • 10. ____________________ irony consists of actions and speeches that readers can understand in a way that characters cannot.
A) Dramatic
B) Verbal
C) Poetic
D) Situational
  • 11. Which of the suitors treats Odysseus poorly?
A) Eupeithes
B) Antinous
C) Eumaeus
D) Aeaea
  • 12. Conceal with false appearances is:
A) contempt
B) dissemble
C) lithe
D) glowering
  • 13. What hobby does Penelope use to trick the suitors?
A) painting
B) carving
C) sewing
D) weaving
  • 14. Odysseus said to the suitors, "______________ was all you had for the gods who rule wide heaven."
A) Incredulity
B) Love
C) Respect
D) Contempt
  • 15. What is Odysseus referencing when he says, "The hour has come to cook their lordships' mutton--/supper by daylight"?
A) his first meal with his wife
B) his hunger
C) his attack on the suitors
D) the servants in the kitchen
  • 16. What type of contest does Telemachus and Penelope set up for the suitors?
A) puzzle
B) archery
C) swimming
D) gunmanship
  • 17. Who wins the contest?
A) no one
B) Antinous
C) Odysseus
D) Telemachus
  • 18. How does Telemachus help Odysseus in the battle?
A) neither
B) saves his life
C) both
D) gives him weapons
  • 19. I had got ______________ over cups of wine.
A) bemusing
B) glowering
C) maudlin
D) lithe
  • 20. At the end of the story, with what object does Penelope test Odysseus' identity?
A) the bow and arrow
B) their bed
C) their son
D) a servant
  • 21. Antinous, glowering under his brows, answered Odysseus. Glowering means:
A) stupefying
B) scowling
C) muddling
D) smiling
  • 22. Which god/goddess only helps Odysseus sometimes?
A) Tiresias
B) Poseidon
C) Athena
D) Zeus
  • 23. Of the following, who has more faith?
A) Antinous
B) Penelope
C) Odysseus
D) Telemachus
  • 24. Who does Odysseus kill first in the battle?
A) Eurymachus
B) Amphinomus
C) Antinous
D) Eurynome
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