Odysseus asks Telemachus to do all of the following EXCEPT...

take a message to Penelope to tell her to wait for him just one more day

remove all the weapons from the palace walls

keep it a secret that Odysseus is back

hold in his anger at the suitors until it's time to take revenge

Penelope creates a contest for the men who want to marry her. She says she’ll marry the man who can

string Odysseus’s bow and shoot an arrow through twelve ax heads.

outwit, outlast, and outrun the other men.

solve a riddle she learned from Athena.

Why does Telemachus think Odysseus is a god at first?

He believes Odysseus is a god because he changed from a beggar to a handsome man.

He believes it is the ghost of his father.

He believes Odysseus is a god because he has powers that the average man does not.

The Odyssey Part 2

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

In Part 2 of the Odyssey, who is Eumaeus?

one of Penelope's suitors

a minor god

Odysseus' loyal swineherd

Odysseus' faithful dog

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What does Odysseus order Telemachus to do when Odysseus gives him a signal?

remove the weapons from the hall

reveal Odysseus' identity to Penelope

leave Ithaca and set sail for Pylos

string the great bow

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The brief episode involving Argus, Odysseus' dog, closes with which of the following happening?

Eumaeus removes Argus from the hall.

Odysseus fails to recognize Argus.

After Argus recognizes Odysseus, the dog dies.

The suitors object to Argus' presence in the hall.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

In Part 2 of the Odyssey, the hero appears disguised as which of the following?

a suitor

Eumaeus

a beggar

a priest of Zeus

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Why does the disguised Odysseus make up a story and tell Penelope that her husband will be home soon?

to give himself a few days to figure out what to do

to see whether her reaction to the news is one of joy or disappointment

to prepare Penelope emotionally for recognizing and welcoming her husband

to make the surprise of his true identity all the greater

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Odysseus' slaughter of the suitors shows that ancient Greece held which of the following cultural values?

Violence is never justified.

Even heroes sometimes allow their emotions to get the better of them

Intelligence is more highly prized than physical strength

Revenge is sometimes justified, even if it involved killing.

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30 sec • 1 pt

Which go tells Odysseus he is home and disguises him as an old man?

Poseidon

Athena

Hermes

Zeus

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The Odyssey Part 2

In Part 2 of the Odyssey, who is Eumaeus?

What does Odysseus order Telemachus to do when Odysseus gives him a signal?

The brief episode involving Argus, Odysseus' dog, closes with which of the following happening?

In Part 2 of the Odyssey, the hero appears disguised as which of the following?

Why does the disguised Odysseus make up a story and tell Penelope that her husband will be home soon?

Odysseus' slaughter of the suitors shows that ancient Greece held which of the following cultural values?

Which go tells Odysseus he is home and disguises him as an old man?

Which god “tipped her golden swand upon the man, making his cloak pure white and the knit tunic fresh around him. Lithe and young she made him ruddy with sun, his jawline clean, the beard no longer grew upon his chin.”

Penelope proposes what what kind of contest to win marriage to her as a prize?

Before he slaughters the suitors, Odysseus call upon which god for help?

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