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Odyssey Book 21 quiz #2

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what disguise was Odysseus dressed as when he used the bow and arrow ?

a)

A beggar

b)

A slave

c)

A king

d)

A servant

2.

How did Odysseus get his bow?

a)

He was born with it

b)

It was given to him by a dear friend

c)

Telemachus gave it to him

3.

What two suitors seem to be the most rude and confident?

a)

Antinous and Eurymachus

b)

Antinuous and Telemachus

c)

Telemachus and Eumaeus

d)

Eumaeus and Philoetius

4.
How is "the beggar" treated by the suitors?
a)
cordially
b)
kindly
c)
rudely
d)
suspiciously
5.
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.
6.
How did Zeus show his approval of Odysseus coming back to Ithaca to regain his rightful title as king?
a)
He warned him about the suitors.
b)
He gave him armor to fight the suitors.
c)
He sent down a thunderbolt right before the battle with the suitors began.
d)
He rigged the bow so that no one could string it besides Odysseus.
7.
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
8.

What stops Telemachus from stringing the great bow?

a)

He drops the bow on the ground

b)

Athena won’t let him string it

c)

Odysseus signals to him silently

d)

the Suitors grab it off him

9.

Which Suitor is the first to try stringing the bow?

a)

Eurylochus

b)

Eurymachus

c)

Antinous

d)

Leodes

10.

While the Suitors are busy with the bow, Odysseus sneaks out to talk to...

a)

the cowherd and the shepherd

b)

the cowherd and the swineherd

c)

the shepherds

d)

the cowherd and the slave-girls

11.

After a few Suitors fail with the bow, what suggestion does Antinous make?

a)

Let’s just forget about the bow

b)

Let’s chill out and worry about it tomorrow

c)

Let’s have a party instead

d)

Let’s beat up Telemachus

12.

Why does Telemachus send Penelope upstairs? Tick all that may apply.

a)

he wants her to be safe during the slaughter

b)

he is sick of her whining

c)

he wants to assert his authority

d)

he just needs his space, man