WorksheetsOdyssey Book 21
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who gave Odysseus the special bow?
Menelaus
Iphitus
Nestor
Agamemnon
What kind of stylistic device is “with a groan like a bull bellowing in a grassy meadow”?
gruesome imagery
metaphor
epithet
simile
What did Penelope do when she got the bow out of the storeroom?
she felt angry
she wept over the bow
she busted the bow and threw it away
she polished up the bow
When Penelope faces the Suitors “with a shining veil in front of her face”, what can this symbolise?
that she is about to get married
that she is hiding her face because she had a make-up disaster
that she is a modest (and therefore, good) woman
that she is a secret agent
Who shouts “Stupid yokels, living in the past!” at Eumaeus and Philoetius?
Eurymachos
Antinous
Telemachus
Laertes
Does Telemachus succeed in almost stringing the bow?
yes
no
What prevents Telemachus from actually stringing the bow?
Odysseus gestures at him to stop
Penelope gestures at him to stop
Eumaeus gestures at him to stop
Antinous gestures at him to stop
Who is the first suitor to try to string the bow?
Antinous
Leodes
Eurymachus
Amphinomos
When Odysseus slips outside with the swineherd and the cowherd, what does he do? Tick ALL right answers
reveals himself and shows his scar to prove it
gives them weapons
asks if he can count on them for loyalty
takes bets on who will string the bow successfully
Antinous suggests that they all wait til tomorrow to try the bow: this will be a good idea, because they will...
make sacrifice to Athena
have a hearty breakfast first
have had the night to come up with a new way of being strong enough
make a sacrifice to Apollo
Odysseus casually suggests he can have a go at the bow, but Antinous is outraged at this. Who does he compare Odysseus to?
Heracles, his brain addled with wine
a Centaur, his brain addled with wine
an Amazon, his brain addled with wine
a beggar, his brain addled with wine
What does Penelope promise to the ‘beggar’ if he does manage to string the bow? Tick ALL right answers.
give him a wonderful feast
give him a new cloak, sandals and spear
help him travel wherever he wants to go
she will marry him
What does Telemachus then tell Penelope?
go upstairs and cook us some dinner
go upstairs and have a cry
go downstairs and sort out the weapons
go upstairs and do your weaving
What is the correct connection here?
Odysseus = bow, lyre = song
Odysseus = musician, bow = lyre
Odysseus = minstrel, bow = song
Odysseus = lyre, bird = swallow
What ‘sign’ is sent, and by whom?
Apollo sends an eagle
Athena sends a swallow
Artemis sends a swan
Zeus sends a peal of thunder
