The Odyssey, Part II
  • 1. Incredulity means:
A) supple; limber
B) inability to believe
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) Poseidon
B) Telemachus
C) Athena
D) Zeus
  • 3. What piece of advice does this god/goddess give Odysseus?
A) kick the suitors out
B) go home to Penelope
C) kill the suitors
D) do not reveal himself to his son
  • 4. Odysseus tells Telemachus to:
A) leave the house
B) kill the suitors alone
C) store away the suitors' armor
D) tell his mother to hide
  • 5. She found the story bemusing. Bemusing means what?
A) disguised
B) tearfully sentimental
C) supple
D) stupefying or muddling
  • 6. Who is Argus?
A) Odysseus' swineherd
B) a beggar
C) Odysseus' dog
D) Odysseus' servant
  • 7. In his youth, what purpose did Argus serve?
A) fighter
B) hunter
C) competitor
D) companion
  • 8. Athena made Odysseus ____________ and young.
A) dissemble
B) contempt
C) maudlin
D) lithe
  • 9. What is Odysseus disguised as?
A) a beggar
B) a servant
C) a young man
D) a king
  • 10. ____________________ irony consists of actions and speeches that readers can understand in a way that characters cannot.
A) Situational
B) Dramatic
C) Verbal
D) Poetic
  • 11. Which of the suitors treats Odysseus poorly?
A) Eumaeus
B) Aeaea
C) Eupeithes
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) weaving
C) carving
D) sewing
  • 14. Odysseus said to the suitors, "______________ was all you had for the gods who rule wide heaven."
A) Love
B) Incredulity
C) Respect
D) Contempt
  • 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) puzzle
C) gunmanship
D) archery
  • 17. Who wins the contest?
A) Antinous
B) Telemachus
C) Odysseus
D) no one
  • 18. How does Telemachus help Odysseus in the battle?
A) saves his life
B) gives him weapons
C) both
D) neither
  • 19. I had got ______________ over cups of wine.
A) lithe
B) glowering
C) maudlin
D) bemusing
  • 20. At the end of the story, with what object does Penelope test Odysseus' identity?
A) their bed
B) their son
C) a servant
D) the bow and arrow
  • 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) Athena
B) Zeus
C) Poseidon
D) Tiresias
  • 23. Of the following, who has more faith?
A) Odysseus
B) Telemachus
C) Antinous
D) Penelope
  • 24. Who does Odysseus kill first in the battle?
A) Eurymachus
B) Eurynome
C) Amphinomus
D) Antinous
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