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WorksheetsOdyssey Book 19-24
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Antinoos throws a _____ at the beggar Odysseus.
a)
stool
b)
rock
c)
sword
d)
spear
2.
Which suitor does Odysseus try to warn and by telling him to leave?
a)
Telemachos
b)
Iros
c)
Eurymachos
d)
Amphinomos
3.
Who discovered who Odysseus really was when she was washing his feet?
a)
Eurycleia
b)
Penelope
c)
Athena
d)
Melantho
4.
Penelope proposes a contest involving _____ .
a)
shooting a bow
b)
running a race
c)
rowing a boat
d)
shooting a gun
5.
What does Penelope pray for?
a)
Odysseus to return home
b)
To die
c)
For Telemachus to be with her
d)
For the suitors to die
6.
What sign does Zeus send Odysseus?
a)
A lightning bolt over a clear sky
b)
An eagle with a dead dove in it's mouth
c)
A thunderclap
d)
A maid screaming
7.
What does the maid pray for when she sees Zeus's sign?
a)
The suitors run away
b)
She won't have to feed the suitors anymore and they die
c)
The suitors kill Telemachus and she doesn't have to feed him anymore
8.
Who is Philoitios?
a)
A cowherd
b)
A nice guy
c)
A suitor
d)
A pig herd
9.
Why do the suitors start teasing Odysseus again?
a)
He spilled food on himself
b)
He's ugly
c)
Athena makes them
d)
He tripped and fell
10.
What does Theoklymenos's vision include?
a)
The suitor's blood on the walls of the hall
b)
Odysseus killing all of the suitors
c)
Telemachus getting killed by the suitors
d)
Odysseus returning
11.
Who is usually seen taunting Odysseus disguised as a beggar?
a)
Melanthios
b)
Eumaios
c)
Philoitios
12.
Where does Odysseus fall asleep?
a)
At Eumaios's house
b)
Outside of Penelope's door
c)
In the bath & drowns
d)
In Penelope's bed
13.
Theoclymenos (a seer) says that
a)
Telemachos will be king
b)
all the suitors will be killed
c)
Penelope will marry again
d)
Agamemnon will rise from the grave
14.
Who wins the contest of the bow?
a)
Odysseus
b)
Telemachos
c)
Antinoos
d)
Eurymachos
15.
Odysseus reveals his true identity to his two faithful servants
a)
Eumaios & Philoitios
b)
Eumaios & Melanthios
c)
Melanthios & Philoitios
d)
Melanthios & Eurycleia
16.
The first suitor Odysseus kills is
a)
Antinoos
b)
Eurymachos
c)
Telemachos
d)
Amphinomos
17.
The unfaithful maids are
a)
hanged
b)
shot
c)
stabbed
d)
drowned
18.
Why does Athena warn Odysseus about the suitors?
a)
She is secretly in love with him.
b)
She was trying to trick him.
c)
She liked him because he was an intelligent mortal.
d)
She doesn't warn him, Telemachus does.
19.
Why does Odysseus feel like he has to disguise himself, instead of just taking his kingdom back?
a)
He doesn't trust anyone.
b)
He was warned by Athena that men have taken over his kingdom
c)
He isn't sure if anyone is still loyal to him.
d)
ALL of the answers!
20.
Why does Penelope cry over Odysseus's bow?
a)
It represents how much she misses him.
b)
This is proof he is never coming back.
c)
She knows one of the suitors will win the contest and then she will have to marry him.
d)
She wants to tell Telemachus the truth about his father.
21.
What two suitors seem to be the most rude and confident?
a)
Antinous and Eurymachus
b)
Antinuous and Telemachus
c)
Telemachus and Eurmaeus
d)
Eumaeus and Philoetius
22.
Why does Penelope come up with the ax contest for the suitors to compete in?
a)
She knows they are getting bored and restless.
b)
She things it will start a brawl and they will kill each other.
c)
Odysseus puts her up to it to see if she is truly loyal.
d)
She knows that no one can string Odysseus's bow or shoot the arrow as precisely as he can.
23.
Why does Odysseus test Eurmaeus and Philoetius before telling them who he is?
a)
He wants to see if they remember him.
b)
He wants to test their loyalty.
c)
He thinks they are just as greedy as the other suitors.
d)
He needs the help and Telemachus suggested these two men.
24.
Why doesn't Odysseus trust anyone when he first arrives back in Ithaca?
a)
He's been battling for his life for 20 years.
b)
He knows the suitors are trying to kill him.
c)
He has lost his mind on his long journey.
d)
Everyone has betrayed him.
25.
How do the suitors treat Telemachus when he sticks up for "the beggar"?
a)
They kill him.
b)
They fight him.
c)
They laugh at him.
d)
They ignore him.
26.
What can be foreshadowed about what will happen in Book #22?
a)
Everyone will die.
b)
Penelope will figure out who she wants to marry.
c)
Odysseus and Telemachus will take on all of the suitors.
d)
Odysseus and Penelope will live happily ever after.
27.
What traits of an epic hero has Odysseus shown in Book #21?
a)
He travels to distant lands.
b)
He is seen as a beggar and a king.
c)
He must fight for his kingdom and people.
d)
He is tested, but regains his rightful place.
28.
What is an epithet?
a)
a brief descriptive phrase used in place of a person's name
b)
a phrase used to introduce a character
c)
something put on a tombstone or grave that describes the dead person
d)
a comparison going on for a great lengths in an epic poem
29.
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.
30.
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.
31.
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
32.
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
33.
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
34.
Which goddess helps Odysseus once he gets home?
a)
Athena
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Hera
d)
Calypso
35.
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.
36.
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.
37.
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.
38.
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.
39.
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
40.
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.
41.
Odysseus' father, Laertes, kills the father of which suitor?
a)
Antinoos
b)
Eurymachos
c)
Telemachos
d)
Melanthios
42.
Who do the suitors meet in the Land of the Dead?
a)
Zeus
b)
Agamemnon
c)
Odysseus
d)
Laertes
43.
What is the name of the extremely brash and rude beggar?
a)
Theoclymenus
b)
Odysseus
c)
Piraeus
d)
Irus
44.
What does Odysseus and Telemachus do at night in the palace?
a)
kill soldiers
b)
get rid of the suitors weapons
c)
send a pig inside
d)
find Penelope
45.
How is Odysseus recognized by the nurse?
a)
A scar on his foot
b)
He tells her and she believes him
c)
a broken arm
d)
Odysseus isn't here
46.
Who is Laertes?
a)
Odysseus
b)
Odysseus's brother
c)
Odysseus's father
d)
Odysseus's mother
47.
What does Athena give Odysseus during the fight with the beggar?
a)
Sword!
b)
Strength
c)
Courage
d)
Money
48.
How does the maidservant's sister insult Odysseus?
a)
Calling him dumb
b)
Calling him a drunk
c)
"Beard game weak."
d)
Calling him a bad father
49.
What effect does eating the lotus flower have on Odysseus’ men?
a)
They forget their homeland and want to stay on the island forever
b)
They become focused on their mission to return to Ithaca
c)
They lose their sight
d)
They are turned into pigs
50.
What drives the men to kill the cattle?
a)
Starvation
b)
Greed
c)
Hubris
d)
Curiosity
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