The Odyssey Part 2

Athena disguises Odysseus as a _______.

• Sailor
• Beggar
• Suitor
• Soldier

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

• A contest of wits

• An archery contest

• A sword fight

• An endurance contest

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Which suitor does Odysseus kill first?

• Eurymachus

• Philoetius

• Antinous

• Cronus

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Athena holds back giving her fullest aid to Odysseus because

• She doesn’t trust Odysseus

• Zeus will not let her

• She doesn’t show up until the end of the battle

• she is waiting for Odysseus and Telemachus to prove themselves

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Penelope tests Odysseus by

• Disguising herself as Calypso

• Pretending someone has moved their bed

• pretending she is in love with one of the suitors

• Asking him a series of questions

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After talking to Penelope, Odysseus goes to visit

• His loyal servant the cowherd

• his mother

• Circe

• His father Laertes

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Argos was

• Odysseus’ dog

• Penelope’s servant

• One of the suitors

• The cowherd

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