The Odyssey (21-24)

What challenge did Penelope set for the suitors?

• To defeat Odysseus and his servants in battle

• To bend Odysseus's bow and shoot an arrow through the hole of 12 axes

• To defeat Telemachus in a duel

• To show that Athena gives him her blessing

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Who was the first to try and bend Odysseus's bow?

• Telemachus

• Antonius

• Eurymachus

• Eureklia

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How did Odysseus reveal his identity to the servants, Eumaeus and Philoetius?

• By showing his scar

• By reciting a secret code

• By stringing a bow

• By singing a familiar song

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Who does Odysseus shoot first?

• Antinous
• Eurymachus

• Eumaeus

• Polyphemus

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Where were the maids and Penelope hiding while Odysseus sought revenge?

• in the gardens

• behind tables in the hall

• down at the beach

• in their rooms at the palace

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Who tries to negotiate with Odysseus to save the suitors?

• Telemachus

• Penelope

• Philoetius

• Eurymachus

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Which deity helps Odysseus in his battle against the suitors?

• Penelope

• Athena

• Eureklia

• Eurymachus

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Which humans help Odysseus during the battle?

• his son and two loyal servants

• his son and Agamemnon

• Penelope and her maids

• Eurymachus and Antinous

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Why could the suitors not escape the hall?

• The suitors were too weak to escape.
• Odysseus blocks the way.

• The suitors were too scared to leave the hall.
• The doors were locked by the faithful servants.

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What happened to the suitors in the end?

• They surrendered and apologized

• They escaped and went into hiding

• They were all killed

• They were banished from Ithaca

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