WorksheetsOdyssey Part II Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 12mins
Throws a chair at the beggar and behaves very rudely
Eurymachus
Eurylochus
Antigone
Antinous
Odysseus's dog that has been ignored and mistreated in his absence and who knows who Odysseus is, even when he is disguised.
Argus
Argonauts
Artemis
Arlo
Which of the following is NOT an excuse Odysseus tells Telemachus to use if the suitors ask why he moved the weapons
They were getting dirty in the hall with all the smoke
My mother asked that I move them
I'm afraid that you'll get drunk and kill one another
What is the name of the swineherd who helps Odysseus
Eurymachus
Eumaeus
Antinous
Jeff Goldblum
Why does the beggar claim he does not want to talk about his past when Penelope asks him about it?
He says because he doesn't remember it very well.
He says because it is very embarrassing.
He says because it is very sad and will make him cry
She will disrespect him if she knows who he really is.
Tries to save his own neck by blaming another person for the behavior of the suitors
Eurylochus
Eurymachus
Antinous
Jeff Goldblum?
What serves as a warning/omen to the suitors of what is to come, after Odysseus completes the archery challenge?
A crack of thunder overhead
Penelope laughing
The ghost of Argos biting someone
A huge swarm of bees appears
Why does Odysseus ask Telemachus to hide the weapons in the main hall?
They are getting dirty and ruined from the smoke, and Odysseus wants to clean them.
Odysseus doesn't want the suitors to accidentally hurt each other.
Odysseus thinks it's tacky to decorate with weapons.
Odysseus wants to make sure the suitors have no weapons in the upcoming battle.
What does Eurymachus promise to do if Odysseus spares the suitors?
Leave Ithaca and never come back.
Marry the servant girl he's been secretly dating.
Repay Odysseus for what they all ate and took, with interest!
Not tell anyone that Penelope lied to the suitors about the shroud.
Why does Odysseus compliment Penelope while disguised as the beggar when they first speak?
He wants her to want to marry him (as the beggar).
He is trying to distract her from her questions.
He thinks she's vain and obsessed with her appearance.
He sees that she's sad, and wants to say something nice to the woman he loves.
Odysseus spares two men, Medon and a poet. He spares Medon because Telemachus says he was kind and respectful. Why does Odysseus spare the poet?
Odysseus wants the poet to write many songs and stories about what he did that day.
The poet makes Odysseus laugh, so he spares him.
Odysseus is told that the man was hired to entertain the guests and never took part in their bad behavior.
Odysseus loves poetry.
What best describes the purpose of having Odysseus see Argos when he first returns to the palace?
It is the first of many happy reunions in the story.
It shows that Odysseus' dog was so well cared for it lived to be 20+ years old.
It shows that the people and things important to Odysseus have been mistreated in his absence, but that there are still people loyal to him.
It proves that dogs are more loyal companions than cats.
