The Odyssey, Part II
  • 1. Incredulity means:
A) staring with sullen anger
B) inability to believe
C) conceal with false appearances
D) supple; limber
  • 2. In "The Return of Odysseus," which god/goddess helps Odysseus at all times?
A) Zeus
B) Telemachus
C) Poseidon
D) Athena
  • 3. What piece of advice does this god/goddess give Odysseus?
A) go home to Penelope
B) kill the suitors
C) do not reveal himself to his son
D) kick the suitors out
  • 4. Odysseus tells Telemachus to:
A) store away the suitors' armor
B) tell his mother to hide
C) leave the house
D) kill the suitors alone
  • 5. She found the story bemusing. Bemusing means what?
A) disguised
B) stupefying or muddling
C) tearfully sentimental
D) supple
  • 6. Who is Argus?
A) a beggar
B) Odysseus' dog
C) Odysseus' swineherd
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) lithe
B) contempt
C) maudlin
D) dissemble
  • 9. What is Odysseus disguised as?
A) a young man
B) a beggar
C) a servant
D) a king
  • 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) Eumaeus
C) Antinous
D) Aeaea
  • 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) carving
C) sewing
D) weaving
  • 14. Odysseus said to the suitors, "______________ was all you had for the gods who rule wide heaven."
A) Respect
B) Love
C) Contempt
D) Incredulity
  • 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) the servants in the kitchen
D) his attack on the suitors
  • 16. What type of contest does Telemachus and Penelope set up for the suitors?
A) swimming
B) gunmanship
C) puzzle
D) archery
  • 17. Who wins the contest?
A) Odysseus
B) Telemachus
C) Antinous
D) no one
  • 18. How does Telemachus help Odysseus in the battle?
A) both
B) saves his life
C) neither
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 bed
B) the bow and arrow
C) their son
D) a servant
  • 21. Antinous, glowering under his brows, answered Odysseus. Glowering means:
A) scowling
B) smiling
C) muddling
D) stupefying
  • 22. Which god/goddess only helps Odysseus sometimes?
A) Tiresias
B) Athena
C) Poseidon
D) Zeus
  • 23. Of the following, who has more faith?
A) Odysseus
B) Telemachus
C) Penelope
D) Antinous
  • 24. Who does Odysseus kill first in the battle?
A) Amphinomus
B) Antinous
C) Eurynome
D) Eurymachus
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