The Odyssey - Book XXI (21) Comprehension Check
Passage
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Medium
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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.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
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.8.10
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.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
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.8.5
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.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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