WorksheetsOdyssey book 17
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who says "I myself cannot possibly look after all and sundry"?
a)
Telemachus
b)
Odysseus
c)
Eumaeus
d)
Antinous
2.
What excuse does Odysseus NOT use about setting off to the palace?
a)
His clothes are terribly thin
b)
The morning frost might be too much for him
c)
He is unsuited by age to work on a farm
d)
He needs to get a walking stick
3.
To whom is Penelope compared?
a)
Hera
b)
Artemis
c)
Athena
d)
Aphrodite
4.
Who tells Penelope to go to her room?
a)
Amphinomus
b)
Eurymachus
c)
Telemachus
d)
Antinous
5.
What does Theoclymenus do?
a)
Tells Penelope that he has seen Odysseus
b)
Prophesies that Odysseus has had many affairs abroad
c)
Prophesies Odysseus' return
d)
Tells Penelope she is blessed to have a son like Telemachus
6.
Who enters then palace first?
a)
Eumaeus
b)
Odysseus
7.
What has Odysseus added to Athena' disguise?
a)
Thin clothing
b)
Hobble
c)
A staff
d)
A cloak
8.
Who is Melanthius?
a)
Steward
b)
Goatherd
c)
Swineherd
d)
Shepherd
9.
Who says Odysseus has a "gluttonous belly"?
a)
Melanthius
b)
Odysseus
c)
Eumaeus
d)
A drover
10.
What did Melanthius not do?
a)
Threatens Eumaeus
b)
Calls Eumaeus a mongrel
c)
Kicked Odysseus' hip
d)
Threatens to beat up Odysseus
11.
Who is described as "abandoned" and "full of vermin"?
a)
Argus the dog
b)
Eumaeus the swineherd
c)
Cerberus the dog
d)
Melanthius the goatherd
12.
From whom does Odysseus get food first?
a)
Eumaeus
b)
Unnamed suitors
c)
Telemachus
d)
Eurymachus
13.
Who calls Odysseus a 'loathsome beggar'?
a)
Melanthius
b)
Eumaeus
c)
Eurymachus
d)
Antinous
14.
What does Telemachus say to Antinous?
a)
Calm down or else he will throw him out
b)
Give food to the beggar
c)
Stop drinking unmixed wine
d)
Not to throw stools
15.
What does Odysseus say to Antinous?
a)
"A word to the wise"
b)
"Do think about this"
c)
"Every inch a king"
d)
"Understood and agreed"
16.
"This plague… [will] spoil our dinner" - to what does this refer?
a)
Odysseus' presence
b)
Odysseus' smell
c)
The number of beggars in the palace
d)
Telemachus' presence
17.
Who or what is described as a rock?
a)
Eurymachus' heart
b)
Odysseus' stance
c)
Antinous' heart
d)
Eumaeus' defiance
18.
How are the other suitors described after Antinous throws the stool?
a)
Highly concerned
b)
Deeply shocked
c)
Aghast at the violence
d)
Terribly frightened
19.
How many times does Penelope ask Eumaeus to bring the beggar to her?
a)
Three
b)
Four
c)
Two
d)
Once
20.
Why does Odysseus give as an excuse for not seeing Penelope at that moment?
a)
He is too cold and needs to be warmed by the fire
b)
He is too hungry
c)
Terrified of the women-servants
d)
Frightened of suitors
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