Odyssey: Book #21 Review

Why does Athena warn Odysseus about the suitors?

• She is secretly in love with him.
• She was trying to trick him.
• She liked him because he was an intelligent mortal.
• She doesn't warn him, Telemachus does.

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Why does Odysseus feel like he has to disguise himself, instead of just taking his kingdom back?

• He doesn't trust anyone.
• He was warned by Athena that men have taken over his kingdom
• He isn't sure if anyone is still loyal to him.
• ALL of the answers!

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Why does Penelope cry over Odysseus's bow?

• It represents how much she misses him.
• This is proof he is never coming back.
• She knows one of the suitors will win the contest and then she will have to marry him.
• She wants to tell Telemachus the truth about his father.

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What two suitors seem to be the most rude and confident?

• Antinous and Eurymachus
• Antinuous and Telemachus
• Telemachus and Eurmaeus
• Eumaeus and Philoetius

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Why does Penelope come up with the ax contest for the suitors to compete in?

• She knows they are getting bored and restless.
• She things it will start a brawl and they will kill each other.
• Odysseus puts her up to it to see if she is truly loyal.
• She knows that no one can string Odysseus's bow or shoot the arrow as precisely as he can.

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Why does Odysseus test Eurmaeus and Philoetius before telling them who he is?

• He wants to see if they remember him.
• He wants to test their loyalty.
• He thinks they are just as greedy as the other suitors.
• He needs the help and Telemachus suggested these two men.

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How is "the beggar" treated by the suitors?

• cordially
• kindly
• rudely
• suspiciously

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Why doesn't Odysseus trust anyone when he first arrives back in Ithaca?

• He's been battling for his life for 20 years.
• He knows the suitors are trying to kill him.
• He has lost his mind on his long journey.
• Everyone has betrayed him.

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How do the suitors treat Telemachus when he sticks up for "the beggar"?

• They kill him.
• They fight him.
• They laugh at him.
• They ignore him.

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commandeer...

• take control
• lost control
• burned
• betrayed

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