Study Guide The Odyssey Part II

What happens in the episode involving Odysseus’ dog, Argus, in the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2?

• When Odysseus sees that Argus has been abandoned, he weeps openly and loudly.

• Odysseus asks Eumaeus to take care of Argus because Argus has been abandoned.

• When Argus hears Odysseus’ voice after twenty years, he recognizes Odysseus.

• Argus no longer recognizes Odysseus even though Odysseus trained him as a puppy.

Which of these character traits does Penelope embody in the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2?

• weakness and longing

• stubbornness and fear

• cleverness and loyalty

• indecision and panic

Which of the following situations best illustrates the meaning of dissemble?

• Quinn enjoys taking apart small appliances to see their inner workings.

• My little brother sometimes pretends to be hurt to get my mother’s attention.

• Stefan and his brother Tristan are fraternal twins who do not look at all alike.

• Paloma completely removes her costume makeup at the end of each play rehearsal so that she no longer looks like a sailor.

If you were to greet a friend’s idea with incredulity, which of the following would you be most likely to say?

• Hand it over!

• Brilliant!

• Let’s go!

• No way!

What is being compared in this simile from the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2? The stool he let fly hit the man's right shoulder on the packed muscle under the shoulder blade—

• a stool to a rock

• a man to a blade

• a muscle to a rock

• a shoulder to a muscle

In the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2, what does Odysseus order Telemachus to do when Odysseus gives him a signal?

• reveal Odysseus’ identity to Penelope

• remove armor and weapons from the hall

• leave Ithaca and set sail for Pylos

• string Odysseus’ great bow

Why does Athena disguise Odysseus?

• He looks awful from his travels.

• So he can get in close with the suitors and find out what kind of men they are.

• He wants to surprise Penelope.

• To make Telemachus and Penelope laugh.

In part 2 of the Odyssey, Odysseus returns home to Ithaca after an absence of __ years?

• 10

• 20

• 12

• 24

Which attitude or talent most clearly helps Odysseus triumph in the bow-and-arrow challenge in the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2?

• his love for Penelope

• his loyalty to the gods

• his pride in his heritage

• his great skill at archery

Why does Penelope test Odysseus toward the end of the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2?

• She wants to know if he is truly her husband.

• She wants to know more details about the Trojan War.

• She wants to see if he is still as intelligent as he was in his youth.

• She wants him to demonstrate to the people that he is really their king.