The Odyssey: The Suitors

What is Odysseus' supreme ordeal? 

• Getting home 

• Fighting in the Trojan War

• Getting the suitors out of his home and getting his city back 

• Fighting the Cyclops

What is an epic poem? 

• super awesome, really long poem 

• long poem that tells the story of a hero, originally passed down orally

• poem written a long time ago 

• have no clue. 

Character motivation: the reason a character thinks, feels, or acts a certain way
What was Odysseus' motivation?

• To save Penelope from the suitors 

• To have fun 

• To get back home to Ithaca and his family 

• To win the war 

Penelope staying true to her husband and not marrying
any of the suitors
symbolizes the value(s) of...

• loyalty and true love.

• her patience. 

• how clueless she is.

• honesty.

What is the final fate of the suitors in the story?

• They are forgiven by Odysseus and allowed to leave Ithaca

• They are imprisoned by Odysseus and forced into hard labor

• They are killed by Odysseus and his allies

• They flee Ithaca in fear of Odysseus' wrath

How long is Odysseus' journey?

• 20 years

• 50 years

• 10 years

• 5 years 

When does Penelope say that she will choose a suitor?

• When Athena makes her choose one

• When she finishes knitting a burial shroud

• When Telemachus marries someone

• When a Suitor kisses her

At the assembly at the beginning of Book 2, who is the first person to speak?

• Aegyptius

• Penelope

• Antinous

• Telemachus

How long has Odysseus been gone?

• 20 Years

• 15 Years

• 30 Years

• 5 Years

What will happen to Penelope if she doesn't make a decision on a husband accoring to Antinous

• She will be sent to her Father

• She will be killed

• She will be thrown in jail

• She will have to marry him