Book 21 Odyssey

Which character below is NOT a suitor?

• Antinoos

• Telemakhos

• Eurymakhos

• Leodes

Who is the queen of Ithaca (hint: look carefully)

• Penelope

• Penlope

• Circe

• Calypso

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Odysseus tests _____ and _____'s loyalty by disguising himself, and questioning who they stand for.

• Telemakhos, Penelope

• Antinoos, Circe

• Leodes, Philoetius

• Philoetius, Eumaeus

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is NOT a theme in Book 21

• Pride and Honor

• Loyalty

• Hope

• Love

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who failed at stringing the bow?

• Telemakhos

• Leodes

• The suitors

• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Odysseus is ________ to other men, as they fail at stringing his bow.

• Uglier

• Superior

• More overweight

• Prettier

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What happened when Odysseus successfully strung the bow?

• Zeus struck lightning in approval

• Leodes scoffed at Odysseus and claimed he could do it just as easily

• Odysseus faints from the shock

• Odysseus humbly leaves with the swineherd

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Who said, "Ah let the master come! Father Zeus, grant our old wish! Some courier guide him back! Then judge what stuff is in me and how I manage arms!"

• Eumaeus

  (swineherd)

• Penelope

  (wife)

• Philoetius

  (cowherd)

• Telemakhos (son)

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who suggests to postpone the contest to pray to Apollo

• Polyphemus

• The swineherd

• Antinoos

• Apollo

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Who is your least favorite character in Book 21? (no wrong answer)

• Odysseus

• Antinoos

• Telemakhos

• Someone else...

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9