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Odyssey Book 19

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who did the geese in Penelope’s dream represent

a)

Odysseus

b)

The suitors

c)

Telemachus

d)

Eurycleia

2.

What challenge has Penelope created for the suitors

a)

Shooting an arrow through a flaming hoop

b)

Shooting an arrow through 12 axes

c)

Shooting an apple off Telemachus’ head

d)

None of the above

3.

Where did Odysseus’ scar come from

a)

A ram

b)

A bow and arrow

c)

A boar

d)

A sword

4.

As she is giving him a foot bath, how does Eurycleia recognize Odysseus as his true self?

a)

A mole on the sole of his foot

b)

A scar on his leg

c)

A missing toe on his right foot

d)

A birthmark on his foot

5.

In what guise does Odysseus appear in Penelope's prophetic dream?

a)

Mountain Lion

b)

Vulture

c)

Eagle

d)

Bear

6.

What clever trick did Penelope play in the suitors?

a)

cooked them poisonous food

b)

unravelled her weaving each night

c)

hid in the food storehouse

d)

re-arranged their furniture

7.

Where does the disguised Odysseus tell Penelope he comes from?

a)

Argos

b)

Mycenae

c)

Phrygia

d)

Crete

8.

What does Penelope ask the disguised Odysseus about her husband (as proof that he really did meet him)?

a)

What did his voice sound like

b)

Who was his helmsman

c)

What clothes did he wear

d)

What was his dog’s name

9.

Who apparently named Odysseus?

a)

his father

b)

his mother

c)

his grandfather

d)

Athena

10.

What is the name of Odysseus’ grandfather?

a)

Automedon

b)

Autolycus

c)

Autonoe

d)

Laertes

11.

What does Telemachus help Odysseus do at the start of this book?

a)

argue with the suitors

b)

punish the slave-women

c)

fight against the suitors

d)

put the weapons away in cupboards

12.

What is the name of the slave-woman who speaks rudely to Odysseus in this book?

a)

Eurycleia

b)

Gelantho

c)

Eurymantho

d)

Melantho

13.

Homer says that Penelope arrives ‘looking like Artemis or golden Aphrodite’: what is this an example of?

a)

epithet

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

gruesome detail

14.

Homer describes how disguised Odysseus talks about how he met Odysseus and thought he was a great guy : what is this an example of?

a)

dramatic irony

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

gruesome detail

15.

Wise Penelope was first to break the silence: ‘Friend, I have one more thing to ask you, a little thing since it will soon be time for soothing sleep, at least for those who can find rest despite their grief.’ What is this an example of?

a)

dramatic irony

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

direct speech

16.

*resourceful Odysseus

*wise Penelope

*long-suffering Odysseus

*Zeus, the son of Cronos

What are these examples of?

a)

dramatic irony

b)

simile

c)

epithets

d)

direct speech