The Odyssey, Part II
  • 1. Incredulity means:
A) staring with sullen anger
B) supple; limber
C) inability to believe
D) conceal with false appearances
  • 2. In "The Return of Odysseus," which god/goddess helps Odysseus at all times?
A) Telemachus
B) Athena
C) Poseidon
D) Zeus
  • 3. What piece of advice does this god/goddess give Odysseus?
A) do not reveal himself to his son
B) go home to Penelope
C) kill the suitors
D) kick the suitors out
  • 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) stupefying or muddling
C) tearfully sentimental
D) supple
  • 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) competitor
B) companion
C) fighter
D) hunter
  • 8. Athena made Odysseus ____________ and young.
A) contempt
B) lithe
C) dissemble
D) maudlin
  • 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) Poetic
B) Situational
C) Verbal
D) Dramatic
  • 11. Which of the suitors treats Odysseus poorly?
A) Aeaea
B) Eupeithes
C) Eumaeus
D) Antinous
  • 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) sewing
B) weaving
C) carving
D) painting
  • 14. Odysseus said to the suitors, "______________ was all you had for the gods who rule wide heaven."
A) Respect
B) Incredulity
C) Love
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) his attack on the suitors
C) his first meal with his wife
D) the servants in the kitchen
  • 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) no one
C) Telemachus
D) Antinous
  • 18. How does Telemachus help Odysseus in the battle?
A) both
B) neither
C) gives him weapons
D) saves his life
  • 19. I had got ______________ over cups of wine.
A) lithe
B) maudlin
C) glowering
D) bemusing
  • 20. At the end of the story, with what object does Penelope test Odysseus' identity?
A) the bow and arrow
B) their bed
C) their son
D) a servant
  • 21. Antinous, glowering under his brows, answered Odysseus. Glowering means:
A) scowling
B) stupefying
C) smiling
D) muddling
  • 22. Which god/goddess only helps Odysseus sometimes?
A) Poseidon
B) Tiresias
C) Athena
D) Zeus
  • 23. Of the following, who has more faith?
A) Antinous
B) Penelope
C) Telemachus
D) Odysseus
  • 24. Who does Odysseus kill first in the battle?
A) Amphinomus
B) Eurynome
C) Antinous
D) Eurymachus
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