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WorksheetsOdyssey Book 22 & 23
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why can't Odysseus reclaim his kingdom when he arrives home to Ithaca?
a)
He has been overthrown as king of Ithaca.
b)
Over 100 suitors have overtaken his castle.
c)
Penelope has already remarried.
d)
He's too old and weak.
2.
Who wins Penelope's bow contest?
a)
Odysseus
b)
Telemachus
c)
Antinous
d)
Eurymachus
3.
Who does Odysseus first reveal himself to?
a)
Eumaeus and Philoetuis
b)
Telemachus and Eumaeus
c)
Antinous and Eurymachus
d)
Melanthios and Eurycleia
4.
Why does Odysseus kill Antinous first?
a)
He was the most confident of the suitors.
b)
He was the meanest of the suitors.
c)
He was the drunkest of all the suitors.
d)
He insulted Odysseus and his men.
5.
Odysseus proves his identity to Penelope with...
a)
the secret of the bed
b)
the scar on his leg
c)
Athena's help
d)
stories of the Trojan War
6.
What was the reward for stringing the bow and successfully shooting it through the twelve axes?
a)
1000 gold bars
b)
Marriage to Penelope
c)
Killing Odysseus
d)
Fame and glory
7.
What is Odysseus disguised as when he returns to his home?
a)
A beggar
b)
A Greek God
c)
A member of the crew
d)
A servant
8.
Which goddess helps Odysseus once he gets home?
a)
Athena
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Hera
d)
Calypso
9.
How does Telemachus help his father once the battle with the suitors begins?
a)
He runs to get help.
b)
He kills men as they approach Odysseus.
c)
He helps Odysseus by getting him a shield and arrows.
d)
He prays to Athena for guidance.
10.
implacable means...
a)
unforgiving
b)
anxiousness
c)
immortal
d)
bravest
11.
How does Athena change Odysseus's appearance in Book 23?
a)
Makes him look like a beggar.
b)
Makes him appear weak and frail.
c)
Makes him look younger and stronger.
d)
Makes him look like his father, Laertes.
12.
Why was Penelope so cautious when first seeing Odysseus?
a)
She is just as tricky as untrusting as her husband.
b)
She's been tricked before.
c)
Odysseus has been gone for 20 years.
d)
ALL of the answers.
13.
How does Eurymachus try to convince Odysseus NOT to kill the suitors?
a)
He offers him his kingdom back without question.
b)
He flatters him and tries to bribe him.
c)
He says he will help him rebuild Ithaca to the great state it used to be.
d)
He offers to sacrifice himself if he shows others mercy.
14.
Why does Odysseus get so angry at Penelope?
a)
She has been unfaithful.
b)
She refuses to believe it is really him.
c)
She tries to have him killed by a suitor.
d)
She asks the servant to move their bed.
15.
wiliest means...
a)
trickiest
b)
bravest
c)
honest
d)
ugliest
16.
revelry means...
a)
merriment
b)
sadness
c)
rebelous
d)
scary
17.
throng means...
a)
stable
b)
middle
c)
crowd
d)
enemy
18.
What does Odysseus offer the farmers that are willing to help him in battle?
a)
marriage, cattle, houses
b)
cattle, riches, knighthood
c)
servants, gold, wine
d)
marriage, beauty, gold
19.
What sign let the suitors know that Athena was helping Odysseus?
a)
She was seen in the sky above them.
b)
Her shield appeared above the hall.
c)
Zeus threw down a thunderbolt.
d)
Zeus stopped the bows from piercing Odysseus once they hit him.
20.
Why couldn't Odysseus and Penelope's bridal bed be moved?
a)
It was made from an olive tree with deep roots in the ground.
b)
It no longer existed since Odysseus was gone for 20 years.
c)
It was destroyed when Penelope cheated on Odysseus with one of the suitors.
d)
Athena destroyed it once she realized Odysseus was cursed by the other gods.
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