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