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