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