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) Zeus
B) Poseidon
C) Athena
D) Telemachus
  • 3. What piece of advice does this god/goddess give Odysseus?
A) go home to Penelope
B) do not reveal himself to his son
C) kick the suitors out
D) kill the suitors
  • 4. Odysseus tells Telemachus to:
A) kill the suitors alone
B) store away the suitors' armor
C) tell his mother to hide
D) leave the house
  • 5. She found the story bemusing. Bemusing means what?
A) tearfully sentimental
B) stupefying or muddling
C) disguised
D) supple
  • 6. Who is Argus?
A) Odysseus' servant
B) a beggar
C) Odysseus' dog
D) Odysseus' swineherd
  • 7. In his youth, what purpose did Argus serve?
A) competitor
B) hunter
C) fighter
D) companion
  • 8. Athena made Odysseus ____________ and young.
A) contempt
B) maudlin
C) lithe
D) dissemble
  • 9. What is Odysseus disguised as?
A) a beggar
B) a king
C) a servant
D) a young man
  • 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) Eumaeus
B) Aeaea
C) Eupeithes
D) Antinous
  • 12. Conceal with false appearances is:
A) lithe
B) glowering
C) contempt
D) dissemble
  • 13. What hobby does Penelope use to trick the suitors?
A) carving
B) painting
C) weaving
D) sewing
  • 14. Odysseus said to the suitors, "______________ was all you had for the gods who rule wide heaven."
A) Love
B) Respect
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) archery
B) gunmanship
C) puzzle
D) swimming
  • 17. Who wins the contest?
A) no one
B) Odysseus
C) Antinous
D) Telemachus
  • 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) bemusing
B) maudlin
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) smiling
B) scowling
C) stupefying
D) muddling
  • 22. Which god/goddess only helps Odysseus sometimes?
A) Athena
B) Zeus
C) Tiresias
D) Poseidon
  • 23. Of the following, who has more faith?
A) Odysseus
B) Penelope
C) Telemachus
D) Antinous
  • 24. Who does Odysseus kill first in the battle?
A) Antinous
B) Eurymachus
C) Eurynome
D) Amphinomus
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