The Odyssey, Part II
  • 1. Incredulity means:
A) inability to believe
B) staring with sullen anger
C) supple; limber
D) conceal with false appearances
  • 2. In "The Return of Odysseus," which god/goddess helps Odysseus at all times?
A) Telemachus
B) Zeus
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) 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) tearfully sentimental
C) disguised
D) supple
  • 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) fighter
B) competitor
C) hunter
D) companion
  • 8. Athena made Odysseus ____________ and young.
A) maudlin
B) dissemble
C) lithe
D) contempt
  • 9. What is Odysseus disguised as?
A) a beggar
B) a young man
C) a servant
D) a king
  • 10. ____________________ irony consists of actions and speeches that readers can understand in a way that characters cannot.
A) Poetic
B) Verbal
C) Dramatic
D) Situational
  • 11. Which of the suitors treats Odysseus poorly?
A) Aeaea
B) Eumaeus
C) Eupeithes
D) Antinous
  • 12. Conceal with false appearances is:
A) dissemble
B) lithe
C) glowering
D) contempt
  • 13. What hobby does Penelope use to trick the suitors?
A) weaving
B) painting
C) sewing
D) carving
  • 14. Odysseus said to the suitors, "______________ was all you had for the gods who rule wide heaven."
A) Respect
B) Contempt
C) Love
D) Incredulity
  • 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 first meal with his wife
C) his attack on the suitors
D) his hunger
  • 16. What type of contest does Telemachus and Penelope set up for the suitors?
A) gunmanship
B) swimming
C) archery
D) puzzle
  • 17. Who wins the contest?
A) Odysseus
B) no one
C) Telemachus
D) Antinous
  • 18. How does Telemachus help Odysseus in the battle?
A) neither
B) gives him weapons
C) saves his life
D) both
  • 19. I had got ______________ over cups of wine.
A) lithe
B) maudlin
C) bemusing
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) 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) Poseidon
B) Zeus
C) Tiresias
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) Eurynome
C) Antinous
D) Amphinomus
Uczniowie wykonujący ten test biorą również :

Test utworzony z That Quiz — gdzie tworzenie i rozwiązywanie testów jest łatwe w matematyce i w innych dyscyplinach.