The Odyssey, Part II
  • 1. Incredulity means:
A) supple; limber
B) conceal with false appearances
C) staring with sullen anger
D) inability to believe
  • 2. In "The Return of Odysseus," which god/goddess helps Odysseus at all times?
A) Telemachus
B) Zeus
C) Poseidon
D) Athena
  • 3. What piece of advice does this god/goddess give Odysseus?
A) kill the suitors
B) kick the suitors out
C) go home to Penelope
D) do not reveal himself to his son
  • 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) disguised
B) stupefying or muddling
C) tearfully sentimental
D) supple
  • 6. Who is Argus?
A) a beggar
B) Odysseus' servant
C) Odysseus' dog
D) Odysseus' swineherd
  • 7. In his youth, what purpose did Argus serve?
A) competitor
B) hunter
C) companion
D) fighter
  • 8. Athena made Odysseus ____________ and young.
A) dissemble
B) maudlin
C) contempt
D) lithe
  • 9. What is Odysseus disguised as?
A) a servant
B) a king
C) a young man
D) a beggar
  • 10. ____________________ irony consists of actions and speeches that readers can understand in a way that characters cannot.
A) Situational
B) Poetic
C) Dramatic
D) Verbal
  • 11. Which of the suitors treats Odysseus poorly?
A) Antinous
B) Eumaeus
C) Aeaea
D) Eupeithes
  • 12. Conceal with false appearances is:
A) glowering
B) lithe
C) contempt
D) dissemble
  • 13. What hobby does Penelope use to trick the suitors?
A) weaving
B) painting
C) sewing
D) carving
  • 14. Odysseus said to the suitors, "______________ was all you had for the gods who rule wide heaven."
A) Love
B) Incredulity
C) Contempt
D) Respect
  • 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 attack on the suitors
D) his first meal with his wife
  • 16. What type of contest does Telemachus and Penelope set up for the suitors?
A) swimming
B) archery
C) puzzle
D) gunmanship
  • 17. Who wins the contest?
A) Odysseus
B) Antinous
C) no one
D) Telemachus
  • 18. How does Telemachus help Odysseus in the battle?
A) gives him weapons
B) neither
C) both
D) saves his life
  • 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) their son
B) their bed
C) the bow and arrow
D) a servant
  • 21. Antinous, glowering under his brows, answered Odysseus. Glowering means:
A) muddling
B) smiling
C) scowling
D) stupefying
  • 22. Which god/goddess only helps Odysseus sometimes?
A) Zeus
B) Tiresias
C) Poseidon
D) Athena
  • 23. Of the following, who has more faith?
A) Penelope
B) Odysseus
C) Telemachus
D) Antinous
  • 24. Who does Odysseus kill first in the battle?
A) Amphinomus
B) Eurymachus
C) Eurynome
D) Antinous
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