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WorksheetsThe Odyssey Book XVII Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Which quotation has an example of an epithet?
"Then wise Penélopê said again..." (Homer 328)
"And laughter seized from Penélopê..." (329)
"The queen, despite her troubles, is moved by a desire to hear your tales about her lord..." (329)
"... where are you taking your new pig, that stinking beggar there, licker of pots?" (317)
Why does Peiraios originally have the gifts that Meneláos gave to Telémakhos?
He is a thief who was swayed by Telémakhos' treatment of Theoklýmenos
He is Telémakhos' cousin who received the delivery
He is an armed guard who was stationed with the gifts
He is a crewman aboard the ship that bore them to Ithaka
What is the name of Telémakhos' maid from childhood?
Eumaios
Eurýmakhos
Eurýkleia
Eupeithês
Which quote shows the suitors to be two-faced?
"......with no more words went out, and through the fence, and down hill, going fast on the steep footing, nursing woe for the suitors in his heart" (310).
"...primed with friendly words, despite the deadly plotting in their hearts--" (311).
"Soon they were seated at their ease in hall" (312).
"...he departed, leading his guest, the lonely stranger, home" (312).
Describe the trait Telémakhos exemplifies when dealing with the gifts from Meneláos.
Greed
Chivalry
Magnamity
Clearheadedness
Which literary device is used in the following quote: "Who would call in a foreigner? -- unless an artisan with skill to serve the realm, a healer, or a prophet, or a builder, or one whose harp and song might give us joy" (323)
Simile - indirectly compares a foreigner to various careers
Metaphor - directly compares a foreigner to various careers
Rhetorical question - asks something without expecting an answer because it is obvious
Rhetorical device - ethos - an appeal to authority
Which quote best shows Argos' state at the end of the book?
"Abandoned there, and half destroyed with flies..." (320)
"...they leave this hound to lie here on the dung pile..." (320)
"...he received the bread and meat and put it down..." (322)
"...death and darkness in that instant closed the eyes..." (320-321)
What quality does Eumaios attribute to Antínoös in this quote: "My lord, you are a hard man, and you always were, more so than others of this company -- hard on all Odysseus' people and on me" (323)
Miserliness
Envy
Prosperity
Gluttony
Using context, define the term "tyro."
"I am no tyro at these things. I learned to keep my head in hardship -- years of war and years at sea. Let this new trial come" (319)
hero
master
beginner
sailor
What literary device is used in the quote: "What fatherly concern you show me! Frighten this unknown fellow, would you, from my hall with words that promise blows..." (323-324)
Sarcasm
Command form
Hypocrisy
Allusion
Check off the people who are suitors.
Telémakhos
Antínoös
Eurýkleia
Eurýmakhos
Eupeithês
Complete the quote: " I wish this instant I could tell my facts to the wise daughter of Ikários, (a) "
Book XVII ends with the sentence: "These had their joy of dance and song, as day waned into evening" (331). What is the mood created by this sentence?
Contentment
Despair
Merriment
Debauchery
Which event does NOT happen in Book XVII?
Odysseus sees his old hunting dog.
Eumaios argues with Antínoös.
Telémakhos argues with Antínoös.
Telémakhos meets Odysseus for the first time.
Describe a main theme from Book XVII. Choose only one and explain WHY it is a main theme.
