The Odyssey, Part II
  • 1. Incredulity means:
A) inability to believe
B) staring with sullen anger
C) conceal with false appearances
D) supple; limber
  • 2. In "The Return of Odysseus," which god/goddess helps Odysseus at all times?
A) Poseidon
B) Zeus
C) Athena
D) Telemachus
  • 3. What piece of advice does this god/goddess give Odysseus?
A) kill the suitors
B) kick the suitors out
C) do not reveal himself to his son
D) go home to Penelope
  • 4. Odysseus tells Telemachus to:
A) store away the suitors' armor
B) kill the suitors alone
C) leave the house
D) tell his mother to hide
  • 5. She found the story bemusing. Bemusing means what?
A) tearfully sentimental
B) stupefying or muddling
C) supple
D) disguised
  • 6. Who is Argus?
A) a beggar
B) Odysseus' servant
C) Odysseus' swineherd
D) Odysseus' dog
  • 7. In his youth, what purpose did Argus serve?
A) competitor
B) fighter
C) companion
D) hunter
  • 8. Athena made Odysseus ____________ and young.
A) lithe
B) contempt
C) maudlin
D) dissemble
  • 9. What is Odysseus disguised as?
A) a servant
B) a king
C) a beggar
D) a young man
  • 10. ____________________ irony consists of actions and speeches that readers can understand in a way that characters cannot.
A) Dramatic
B) Poetic
C) Verbal
D) Situational
  • 11. Which of the suitors treats Odysseus poorly?
A) Aeaea
B) Eupeithes
C) Eumaeus
D) Antinous
  • 12. Conceal with false appearances is:
A) lithe
B) dissemble
C) glowering
D) contempt
  • 13. What hobby does Penelope use to trick the suitors?
A) painting
B) sewing
C) weaving
D) carving
  • 14. Odysseus said to the suitors, "______________ was all you had for the gods who rule wide heaven."
A) Contempt
B) Incredulity
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) gunmanship
B) archery
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) gives him weapons
B) saves his life
C) both
D) neither
  • 19. I had got ______________ over cups of wine.
A) lithe
B) bemusing
C) glowering
D) maudlin
  • 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) stupefying
B) scowling
C) smiling
D) muddling
  • 22. Which god/goddess only helps Odysseus sometimes?
A) Zeus
B) Poseidon
C) Tiresias
D) Athena
  • 23. Of the following, who has more faith?
A) Telemachus
B) Odysseus
C) Penelope
D) Antinous
  • 24. Who does Odysseus kill first in the battle?
A) Antinous
B) Amphinomus
C) Eurynome
D) Eurymachus
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