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