Odyssey-Books 18-19

What advice does Odysseus have for Amphinomus?

• He advises him to sail to Troy to find unearthed gold

• Tells him to offer a Hecatombs to the gods

• Odysseus advises the young man to reconsider being a suitor since he seems like such a nice young man

• He tells him to revive Argos

How does Melantho treat Odysseus?

• She treats him with disrespect and asks him to leave the room to eat his meal

• She treats him with kind hospitality

• She recognizes him and asks for stories of Troy

• She's Calypso in disguise and begs him to flee with her

Why doesn’t Odysseus (disguised as the beggar) want to tell Penelope his past

• He feels bad about what happened with Calypso

• He doesn't want to anger the gods

• Athena said he should not tell her anything until she sent a signal

• Odysseus is desperately trying to disguise his identity from Penelope, so telling the truth about his past is impossible

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What message does the beggar have for Penelope about Odysseus ?

• It is unknown of what happened to him

• He tells her that Odysseus will be home soon

• He is dead

• He is at sea

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What proof does the beggar give Penelope?

• An old leash from Argos

• A bow

• He is able to fully describe the outfit Odysseus had on

• His armor from before leaving for Troy

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Describe Penelope’s dream (5 pts). What does she think it means? What does Odysseus think it means?

• Penelope dreams that 20 fat geese are slain by an eagle who claims to be her husband. She believes that this means that one of the suitors will become her husband, but the beggar believes that it means that Odysseus will soon be home

• This was not in the chapter

• Penelope believes that her dream is confirmation that Odysseus might be in the underworld

• Penelope believes that Odysseus died in the island of Halos

Identify the mood of book nineteen in one to two complete sentences

• Optimistic and hopeful

• Resentful and angry

• Comical and joyful

• Melancholy and full of despair