The Odyssey Book XVII Quiz

"Then wise Penélopê said again..." (Homer 328)

"And laughter seized from Penélopê..." (329)

"The queen, despite her troubles, is moved by a desire to hear your tales about her lord..." (329)

"... where are you taking your new pig, that stinking beggar there, licker of pots?" (317)

He is a thief who was swayed by Telémakhos' treatment of Theoklýmenos

He is Telémakhos' cousin who received the delivery

He is an armed guard who was stationed with the gifts

He is a crewman aboard the ship that bore them to Ithaka

Eumaios

Eurýmakhos

Eurýkleia

Eupeithês

"......with no more words went out, and through the fence, and down hill, going fast on the steep footing, nursing woe for the suitors in his heart" (310).

"...primed with friendly words, despite the deadly plotting in their hearts--" (311).

"Soon they were seated at their ease in hall" (312).

"...he departed, leading his guest, the lonely stranger, home" (312).

Greed

Chivalry

Magnamity

Clearheadedness

Simile - indirectly compares a foreigner to various careers

Metaphor - directly compares a foreigner to various careers

Rhetorical question - asks something without expecting an answer because it is obvious

Rhetorical device - ethos - an appeal to authority

"Abandoned there, and half destroyed with flies..." (320)

"...they leave this hound to lie here on the dung pile..." (320)

"...he received the bread and meat and put it down..." (322)

"...death and darkness in that instant closed the eyes..." (320-321)

Miserliness

Envy

Prosperity

Gluttony

hero

master

beginner

sailor

Sarcasm

Command form

Hypocrisy

Allusion