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WorksheetsThe Odyssey Book 19-24
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What did Penelope test Odysseus over?
his loyalty
his rationality
his honesty
his responsibility
How does Eurycleia identify Odysseus?
by his scar
by his hand
by his foot
by his face
What does Penelope ultimately decide about marrying a suitor?
she will
she won't
What contest must a suitor win to marry Penelope?
String Odysseus' bow and shoot an arrow through axe handles
Defeat Odysseus in a pie eating contest
Slay a dragon
Wrestle with Telemachus
How many axeheads must the arrow pass through in order to win Penelope's contest?
8
10
12
14
What animal was Odysseus in Penelope's dream?
Bear
Dolphin
Eagle
Raven
How do the suitors react when the beggar says he wants to have a try at the contest?
They willingly let him participate.
They act like they don't care.
They are cruel to him and make fun of him.
None of the above.
Who is first killed by one of Odysseus's arrows?
Eumaeus, the swineherd
Eurycleia, the old maid
Malantho, one of the maids
Antinoos, the leader of the suitors
Think about what happens when the suitors realize the beggar is Odysseus.
Which of these inferences about Eurymachus is best supported by the text?
Eurymachus and the other suitors believe that a beggar has killed Antinous.
Eurymachus knows he and the other suitors will defeat Odysseus.
Eurymachus tries to talk his way out of the situation.
Eurymachus knows that escape is futile and is resigned to death.
What do the suitors offer to Odysseus to try to appease him?
Gold
Oxen
Sheep
All of the above
Think about what happens when Penelope and Odysseus first meet after the battle. What can readers infer from the text?
Penelope is angry with her son for assuming that she will immediately accept this stranger as her husband
Penelope is truly convinced that the stranger is her husband
Penelope is not convinced the stranger is Odysseus but will give him a chance to prove himself
Penelope will not speak to this stranger until he has washed and clothed himself appropriately
Penelope pretends to have moved Odysseus's _____ to test him to see if it is really him.
bed
shield
nightstand
orchard
Penelope’s response to Odysseus after she realizes that it is really him shows that she was mainly afraid
of Poseidon's continuing rage against Odysseus
of the vengeance the suitor’s families will seek against her husband and son
that Odysseus would be angry with her for not recognizing him immediately
of being deceived and accidentally betraying her husband
Which of the following does Laertes’s shroud mainly represent?
Penelope’s faith in the gods
Penelope’s fear of the death of her husband
Laertes’s old age and approaching death
Penelope’s guile and wisdom
When Odysseus reunites with his father, he tells him, "Old man, this is a well-kept orchard, but you yourself are in a sorry state of neglect."
What can readers infer about Odysseus from this statement?
He is ready to immediately embrace his father and tell the tales of his travels.
He does not recognize his father in filthy rags.
He is still unsure of the loyalty of all those he once held dear.
He fears that his father will be angry that he killed the suitors.
Which of the following best describes how peace is restored between Odysseus and the people of Ithaca?
Athena intervenes and commands the men to stop fighting.
Odysseus reasons with the people of Ithaca.
Everyone agrees that the suitors got the punishment they deserved.
Telemachus intervenes and his voice of reason is observed.
How many years has Odysseus been away from Ithaca?
10
15
20
25
