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WorksheetsOdysseus's Return and Revenge
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Odysseus's main concern in terms of defeating the suitors has to do with
whom he can trust.
how many there are.
whether they will recognize him.
whether Athena will be on his side.
His treatment of "the beggar" reveals that Antinous is all of the following EXCEPT
rude.
cruel
cowardly
confident
The benefit Penelope sees in marrying one of the suitors is that this would
please the gods.
allow her to begin a new life.
stop the ruin of Telemachus's inheritance.
give her the safety of a husband's protection.
The test that Penelope sets for the suitors is a measure of their
courage
cleverness
love for her
physical skill
Odysseus keeps from answering Penelope's questions by claiming that
he has lost his memory.
these matters are none of her business.
it is painful to recall the past.
the discussion should center on her, not on him.
When "the beggar" first takes up Odysseus's bow, the suitors react with
scorn
interest
fear
jealousy
Telemachus does not, at first, believe Odysseus's claim of who he is, thinking instead that he is actually
a god
a beggar
a shepherd
another suitor
Penelope sees Antinous as "a blacker-hearted hound than any" because of his actions toward
her
"the beggar"
other suitors
the servants
The story about Penelope's weaving is important MAINLY because it reveals
despair
cleverness
domestic skill
loyalty to Laertes
By the end of Odysseus's Return, Odysseus has revealed who he is to
Penelope
the suitor Antinous
Penelope's servant Eurynome
his servants, Eumaeus and Philotius
Who first gives food and shelter to Odysseus on Ithaca?
his son, Telemachus
the swineherd Eumaeus
the goddess Athena
his wife Penelope
The life and death of the dog Argus shows the theme of
monsters
heroism
loyalty
youth
Which statement best summarizes Odysseus’s actions during the bow contest?
Odysseus pleads with Penelope to let him enter.
Odysseus checks the bow, strings it, and shoots it.
Odysseus laughs as the suitors check the bow.
Odysseus sings as he shoots the arrow.
Which sentence best summarizes the reunion of Odysseus and Telemachus?
Telemachus is at first suspicious that the gods are tricking him and then overjoyed that his father has returned.
Odysseus disguises himself as a beggar, and then he is outraged that Telemachus does not recognize his own father.
Telemachus is bitter toward Odysseus because of the pain and suffering he endured as a boy growing up without a father.
Telemachus thinks of the swineherd as his father and does not want to accept Odysseus back into his life.
Penelope shows her true feelings for Odysseus by
devising a simple archery test for the suitors.
recognizing Odysseus through his disguise.
arguing for the beggar’s right to shoot.
weeping over Odysseus’s bow.
