Odyssey Books 12 - 23 Review

Upon reaching Ithaca, __________ turns Odysseus into an old beggar so that no one recognizes him.

• Helios
• Zeus
• Poseidon
• Athena

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Upon first reaching Ithaca, Athena tells Odysseus to reveal his identity only to his swineherd, ____________________.

• Elpenor
• Eumaeus
• Tiresias
• Euroylocus

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Athena tells Telemachus that the suitors plan to ____________ .

• get him drunk
• sacrifice him to the gods
• kill him
• celebrate his journey to Sparta

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Once Odysseus reveals his identity to _________________________ in the swineherd's house, they cry tears of joy at their reunion.

• Telemachus
• Argos
• Persephone
• Eumaeus

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Telemachus informs Odysseus that there are over _____________ in the palace of Ithaca.

• 600 Trojans
• 1,000 suitors
• 100 sailors
• 100 suitors

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Odysseus enters Ithaca and he sees an old hound dog on a dung heap outside the palace. It is ____________ who recognizes his master's voice immediately.

• Eumaeus
• Telemachus
• Argos
• Athena

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The story of the dog outside the palace, who waits twenty years for his master's return, and then dies, symbolizes ________________.

• infidelity
• loyalty
• a manure heap
• a cautionary tale against drug use

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Since Odysseus appears to be a mere beggar when he first enters the palace at Ithaca, the suitors ___________________ him.

• ignore
• feed and clothe
• cherish and love
• mock and abuse

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Odysseus believes two of the suitors, ___________________, to be particularly rude.

• Antinous and Eurymachus
• Eurylochus and Eumaeus
• Telemachus and Elpenor
• Hephaestus and Hades

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Penelope asks the beggar if he has any news of _________________________.

• Sparta
• Athena
• Telemachus
• Odysseus

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