The Odyssey - Book 20

Why is Odysseus upset at the beginning of Book 20?

• Because Penelope is with the suitors

• Because he hears the slave girls leave the suitors laughing

• Because Athena can't help him

• Because Telemachus is not brave enough to face the suitors

In Book 20, Melanthius - one of the suitors - is rude to a beggar around Odysseus's palace. Who was this beggar?

• Odysseus

• Zeus

• Athena

• Euramaus

Read the following passage:

"The other women gathered and lit a fire in the hearth. Godlike Telemachus got out of bed and dressed, and slung his sword across his back. He tied his sandals on his well-oiled feet, and took his sharp and sturdy bronze-tipped spear. Standing across the threshold, he called out to Eurycleia."

What does the diction of the passage help the reader better understand?

• That Odysseus is near and will seek revenge.

• That Telemachus is ready for war.

• That Telemachus is strong, powerful, and confident.

• That Eurycleia is weak compared to Telemachus.

How has Philoetius shown that he is still loyal to Odysseus and Penelope?

• He wants to fight Melanthius

• He has hidden food away from the suitors.

• He has helped Penelope unweave the shroud.

• He has looked after Odysseus's cows and has refused to give them to the suitors.

How do the suitors initially react when Telemachus forbids them from insulting "Odysseus"?

• They laugh at him uncontrollably.

• The obey him - surprised at his boldness

• They immediately insult Odysseus

• They become scared

What are TWO things that Athena does to the suitors?

• She makes them look ugly so Penelope won't like them.

• She makes them laugh hysterically at Telemachus.

• She makes them insult "Odysseus".

• She helps Odysseus out of the palace away from the suitors.