The Odyssey - Book XXI (21) Comprehension Check

The Odyssey - Book XXI (21) Comprehension Check

9th - 12th Grade

15 Qs

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The Odyssey - Book XXI (21) Comprehension Check

The Odyssey - Book XXI (21) Comprehension Check

Assessment

Passage

English

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.11-12.9, RL.9-10.10, RL.9-10.9

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Tonya Jakobsen

Used 2+ times

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who brings out Odysseus's bow after the banquet?

Telemachus

Penelope

Eumaeus

Philoetius

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many axes does Penelope want the suitors to shoot through with the bow?

Ten

Fifteen

Twelve

Twenty

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the first to try and string the bow, but failed due to weak hands?

Eurymachus

Antinous

Leiodes

Melanthius

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the suitors do to the bow in an attempt to make it easier to string?

Sharpened it

Warmed and greased it

Added more strings

Polished it

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who did Odysseus reveal himself to before the fighting began?

Penelope

Eumaeus

Telemachus

Philoetius

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Odysseus command Philoetius to do during the fighting?

Prepare the feast

Bring him a sword

Send the women to their rooms

Lock the doors of the outer gate

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was warming the bow by the fire, but still could not string it?

Melanthius

Leiodes

Eurymachus

Antinous

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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