The Odyssey Part 2

Character: Which characteristic best describes Eumaeus? 

• arrogant
• loyal
• wealthy
• intelligent

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Plot: What is best used to describe how the suitors first respond to the beggar killing Antinous?

• they are grateful to him
• the begin fighting
• the ask where the beggar came from
• they are mad that he has "accidentally" killed their leader

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Character: The fact that Penelope is still skeptical of Odysseus's identity near the end of the story reveals...

• her loyalty to him
• her desire for one of the suitors
• her lack of intelligence
• she didn't witness him killing the suitors

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Irony: What type of irony is present when the suitors are making fun of the beggar who is actually Odysseus?

• situational irony
• verbal irony
• dramatic irony
• none of the above

Irony: What type of irony is used in the when the suitors say, "see how he handles it, the old sly buzzard!"(1183)

• situational irony
• verbal irony
• dramatic irony 
• none of the above

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Paraphrase: Which best summarizes the following quotation? "and his son was thunderstruck / fear in his eyes, he looked down and away / as though it were a god"(997-999).

• Telemachus was struck by lightning
• He runs away from the man because his new attire is scary
• Odysseus is amazed by how his son has grown up
• Telemachus is in awe by the mythical change in the beggar's appearence

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Plot: Who knows the beggar's true identity before he touches the bow?

• Penelope
• Telemachus and Penelope
• Telemachus and Eurycleia
• no one

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Plot: Which god helps reveal to Telemachus that the beggar is Odysseus?

• Athena
• Zeus
• Poseidon 
• Hermes

Character: What is revealed about Antinous in this quotation? "He cared less for a marriage / than for power... / he tried to trap your son"(1270-1271, 1273).

• he feels like a father to Telemachus
• he only cares about being king 
• he wants to help the servents
• he loves Penelope, but doesnt want to marry her

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Paraphrase: Which best summarizes the following quotation? "You found / no justification for yourselves --- none / except your lust to marry me(1112-1114).

• I trusts that you all will have a good explanation when my husband returns
• You are all her to take my wine and nothing more
• You all have no good reason for being here in my house except for that you're trying to become my husband
• You are all only here to try to marry me in order to find the whereabouts of Odysseus

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