The Odyssey, Part II
  • 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) Zeus
B) Poseidon
C) Telemachus
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) 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) disguised
C) tearfully sentimental
D) supple
  • 6. Who is Argus?
A) Odysseus' swineherd
B) Odysseus' dog
C) Odysseus' servant
D) a beggar
  • 7. In his youth, what purpose did Argus serve?
A) hunter
B) companion
C) fighter
D) competitor
  • 8. Athena made Odysseus ____________ and young.
A) lithe
B) dissemble
C) maudlin
D) contempt
  • 9. What is Odysseus disguised as?
A) a servant
B) a beggar
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) Verbal
B) Poetic
C) Situational
D) Dramatic
  • 11. Which of the suitors treats Odysseus poorly?
A) Eumaeus
B) Aeaea
C) Eupeithes
D) Antinous
  • 12. Conceal with false appearances is:
A) dissemble
B) glowering
C) contempt
D) lithe
  • 13. What hobby does Penelope use to trick the suitors?
A) weaving
B) sewing
C) painting
D) carving
  • 14. Odysseus said to the suitors, "______________ was all you had for the gods who rule wide heaven."
A) Incredulity
B) Respect
C) Love
D) Contempt
  • 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) the servants in the kitchen
C) his attack on the suitors
D) his hunger
  • 16. What type of contest does Telemachus and Penelope set up for the suitors?
A) puzzle
B) archery
C) swimming
D) gunmanship
  • 17. Who wins the contest?
A) no one
B) Odysseus
C) Antinous
D) Telemachus
  • 18. How does Telemachus help Odysseus in the battle?
A) neither
B) both
C) saves his life
D) gives him weapons
  • 19. I had got ______________ over cups of wine.
A) glowering
B) maudlin
C) lithe
D) bemusing
  • 20. At the end of the story, with what object does Penelope test Odysseus' identity?
A) the bow and arrow
B) their bed
C) a servant
D) their son
  • 21. Antinous, glowering under his brows, answered Odysseus. Glowering means:
A) scowling
B) stupefying
C) smiling
D) muddling
  • 22. Which god/goddess only helps Odysseus sometimes?
A) Tiresias
B) Athena
C) Zeus
D) Poseidon
  • 23. Of the following, who has more faith?
A) Telemachus
B) Penelope
C) Antinous
D) Odysseus
  • 24. Who does Odysseus kill first in the battle?
A) Eurynome
B) Antinous
C) Amphinomus
D) Eurymachus
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