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) Athena
B) Telemachus
C) Poseidon
D) Zeus
  • 3. What piece of advice does this god/goddess give Odysseus?
A) do not reveal himself to his son
B) kill the suitors
C) go home to Penelope
D) kick the suitors out
  • 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) supple
B) disguised
C) stupefying or muddling
D) tearfully sentimental
  • 6. Who is Argus?
A) Odysseus' dog
B) a beggar
C) Odysseus' servant
D) Odysseus' swineherd
  • 7. In his youth, what purpose did Argus serve?
A) hunter
B) companion
C) fighter
D) competitor
  • 8. Athena made Odysseus ____________ and young.
A) dissemble
B) contempt
C) maudlin
D) lithe
  • 9. What is Odysseus disguised as?
A) a young man
B) a beggar
C) a king
D) a servant
  • 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) Aeaea
C) Eupeithes
D) Eumaeus
  • 12. Conceal with false appearances is:
A) dissemble
B) contempt
C) lithe
D) glowering
  • 13. What hobby does Penelope use to trick the suitors?
A) carving
B) weaving
C) sewing
D) painting
  • 14. Odysseus said to the suitors, "______________ was all you had for the gods who rule wide heaven."
A) Contempt
B) Love
C) Incredulity
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) gunmanship
B) swimming
C) archery
D) puzzle
  • 17. Who wins the contest?
A) Odysseus
B) Antinous
C) no one
D) Telemachus
  • 18. How does Telemachus help Odysseus in the battle?
A) neither
B) gives him weapons
C) both
D) saves his life
  • 19. I had got ______________ over cups of wine.
A) bemusing
B) glowering
C) maudlin
D) lithe
  • 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) stupefying
B) scowling
C) smiling
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) Antinous
B) Odysseus
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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