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