WorksheetsStudy Guide The Odyssey Part II
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What happens in the episode involving Odysseus’ dog, Argus, in the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2?
When Odysseus sees that Argus has been abandoned, he weeps openly and loudly.
Odysseus asks Eumaeus to take care of Argus because Argus has been abandoned.
When Argus hears Odysseus’ voice after twenty years, he recognizes Odysseus.
Argus no longer recognizes Odysseus even though Odysseus trained him as a puppy.
Which of these character traits does Penelope embody in the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2?
weakness and longing
stubbornness and fear
cleverness and loyalty
indecision and panic
In the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2, what does Odysseus order Telemachus to do when Odysseus gives him a signal?
reveal Odysseus’ identity to Penelope
remove armor and weapons from the hall
leave Ithaca and set sail for Pylos
string Odysseus’ great bow
Which attitude or talent most clearly helps Odysseus triumph in the bow-and-arrow challenge in the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2?
his love for Penelope
his loyalty to the gods
his pride in his heritage
his great skill at archery
Why does Penelope test Odysseus toward the end of the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2?
She wants to know if he is truly her husband.
She wants to know more details about the Trojan War.
She wants to see if he is still as intelligent as he was in his youth.
She wants him to demonstrate to the people that he is really their king.
In the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2, why does Telemachus doubt that Odysseus is who he claims to be?
Odysseus has no kingly qualities.
Odysseus has an altered appearance.
Odysseus is not surrounded by his crew.
Odysseus seems too old after twenty years.
In the selection from the Odyssey, Part 2, why does Telemachus most fear that Odysseus cannot succeed against the suitors?
Odysseus has grown old.
There are far too many suitors/They are heavily outnumbered.
Odysseus does not have good weapons.
Which of the following situations best illustrates the meaning of dissemble?
Quinn enjoys taking apart small appliances to see their inner workings.
My little brother sometimes pretends to be hurt to get my mother’s attention.
Stefan and his brother Tristan are fraternal twins who do not look at all alike.
Paloma completely removes her costume makeup at the end of each play rehearsal so that she no longer looks like a sailor.
If you were to greet a friend’s idea with incredulity, which of the following would you be most likely to say?
Hand it over!
Brilliant!
Let’s go!
No way!
Which of the following situations best illustrates the meaning of deceived?
Gabriella did not see her house from the ship’s observation deck because the sky was too cloudy.
Henry greatly exaggerated his work experience when he applied for a job at the café.
Julian broke his new glasses and had to use his older pair for a week.
Irene eagerly approached the mailbox in hopes that her package had arrived.
What is being compared in this simile from the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2? The stool he let fly hit the man's right shoulder on the packed muscle under the shoulder blade—
a stool to a rock
a man to a blade
a muscle to a rock
a shoulder to a muscle
In this passage from the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2, what does the epic simile compare?
a bow string to sweet music
Odysseus to a musician
a musician to a harper
Odysseus to an archer
Why does Athena disguise Odysseus?
He looks awful from his travels.
So he can get in close with the suitors and find out what kind of men they are.
He wants to surprise Penelope.
To make Telemachus and Penelope laugh.
Who is the arrogant leader of the suitors who argues with and hits Odysseus with a stool?
Alcinous
Poseidon
Eumaeus
Antinous
In part 2 of the Odyssey, Odysseus returns home to Ithaca after an absence of __ years?
10
20
12
24
