Odyssey Books 17-23

How does Odysseus test the suitors in Book 17?

• Tells them that Penelope is dead

• By begging for food from each one

• He sends gift to them

• He sends Talamachos with a message from him.

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Who recognizes Odysseus right away when he returns home?

• Penelope

• Eumaeus

• Antinous, the suitor

• Argos, his old hunting dog

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Who makes Odysseus angry in Book 17?

• Another beggar

• Theoclymenos

• The suitor Antinous

• Telemachos

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Who does Odysseus get help from in fighting the beggar, Irus?

• Telemachos

• Athena

• A beggar, Amphinous

• Zeus

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Who is given a warning by Odysseus to abandon the palace and return to his own land?

• Amphinomus

• Antinous

• Athena

• Theoclymenus

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What trick does Penelope play on the suitors in Book 18?

• She tells them she will choose a husband according to who brings her the best gift.

• She tells them she will choose a husband once she has finished a cloak for Laertes.

• She pretends she has discovered that Odysseus is dead.

• She tells them of Telemachos whereabouts so they can kill him.

What does Odysseus (the beggar) tell Penelope about Odysseus?

• That he does not know where Odysseus is.

• That he is still on the island of Orygia with Calypso

• That he met Odysseus and has heard that he is on his way home.

• That he heard that he died in the Trojan War

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How does Eurycleia (the nurse) recognize Odysseus?

• By his voice

• By a scar on his face

• Athena tells her that it is Odysseus

• By a scar on his leg/foot

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Describe Penelope's challenge for the suitors in Book 19?

• She will marry whoever can confirm if Odysseus is dead.

• She will marry whomever can meet the challenge of stringing Odysseus's bow

• She will marry whomever can bring her the most gifts.

• She will marry whoever can get rid of the other suitors in the palace.

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What sign is sent to Odysseus that the suitors will not last too much longer in the palace?

• He is greeted kindly by many strangers.

• Telemachos asks him to come to the palace to speak to the suitors.

• Zeus sends a loud clap of thunder and Penelope hears it.

• Athena appears to him again in a dream.

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