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WorksheetsOdyssey Chapter 16 Odysseus Meets His Son
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
How did the dogs greet Telemachus on his arrival?
With snarling teeth
With wagging tails
Barking
Ran away
Who greeted Telemachus with kisses and tears?
Odysseus
Penelope
Eumaeus
Antinous
When asked about the stranger, what does Eumaeus say?
He is native of the large island of Crete
An outcast who has tramped through half the towns in the world
An escapee from a Threspotian ship
All of these answers
Why does Telemachus not want to take the Stranger into his palace?
He is afraid the Suitors will insult him
He does not like the look of the stranger
He does not wish to share his food or house with him
It would be to costly to him
How many brothers does Telemachus have?
0
1
2
3
What message does Telemachus ask Eumaeus to deliver to Penelope?
That he believes Odysseus is dead
That she is to leave the palace immediatly
That he knows where Odysseus is
That he is safely back from Pylos
After Eumaeus sets off for Town who approached the farm?
Antinous
Athena
Aeolus
Artemis
Who did Athena appear to in the farmhouse?
Odysseus and the dogs
Telemachus and the dogs
Eumaeus and the dogs
Just the dogs
What did the dogs do when Athena appeared at the farmhouse?
Lay down quietly
Barked loudly
Ran away whimpering
Snarled and bared their teeth
What did Athena touch Odysseus with to transform him?
Her helmet
Her shield
Her sword
Her wand
What does Telemachus mistake Odysseus for?
A suitor
A sorcerer
A god
An imposter
Who does Odysseus say bought him home?
The Cretians
The Phaeacians
The Gods
The Myceneans
What does Odysseus wish to discuss with Telemachus?
His inheritance
How they can escape from Ithaca together
How they can destroy their enemies
How they can appease the Suitors
Who does Odysseus suggest is their allies in their fight against the suitors?
The Greeks who fought at Troy
The People of Ithaca
Poseidon and Athena
Zeus and Athena
What disguise does Odysseus say he will use to get close to the Suitors?
A farmer
A wretched old begger
One of the suitors
A god
What does Telemachus have to do before they put their plan into action?
Destroy all the weapons
Spread the word that Odysseus is back
Distract the suitors
None of these
How does Amphinomus (a suitor) suggest they decide on the matter of killing Telemachus?
They should cast lots
Learn the gods will
Take a vote on it
Roll a dice
How did Penelope come to learn about the plot to kill Telemachus?
She was listening through the wall
One of her ladies in waiting had overheard
She had a spy in their midst
A herald had overheard and warned her
Why did Athena change Odysseus back into and old man in filthy clothes?
So that Odysseus would remain humble before her
To show the power that she had over mortals
So that Eumaeus the swineherd would not spill the secret of Odysseus return
So that Penelope would not recognize him
What was Telemachus careful to hide from Eumaeus?
A sword
A teardrop
A bag of money
A smile
Who describes Penelope as having "a patient heart, though her eyes are never free from tears as the slow nights and days pass sorrowfully by"?
Telemachus
Eumaeus
Athena
Odysseus (in disguise)
Who stated this? "The people as a whole have no grievance and no hostility towards me. Nor have I been let down by my brothers, whom a man can normally rely on in a feud, however deadly it becomes. For Zeus has made only sons the rule in our family"
Odysseus
Penelope
Eumaeus
Telemachus
Who stated this ? "Son of Laertes, favorite of Zeus, Odysseus of the nimble wits, speak now to Telemachus and hide nothing so that the pair of you can plot the downfall and death of the suitors, and then make your way to the great town"
Hermes
Eumaeus
Athena
Zeus
Who states this ?"Damnation take it! The gods have saved Telemachus from certain death."
Antinous
Eurymachus
Eupeithes
Eurymaeus
Who states this? "I am no god, Why do you take me for an immortal"But I am your Father, on whose account you have endured so much sorrow and trouble and suffered persecution at men's hands"
Odysseus
Darth Vader
