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The Odyssey Part 2

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 9mins

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What contrast is most powerfully highlighted by the episode featuring Odysseus's old dog, Argus?

A. The contrast between Athena's divine power and the suitors' mortal arrogance

B. The contrast between the grandeur of the palace and the poverty of the swineherd's hut

C. The contrast between loyal, enduring love and the degradation of Odysseus's kingdom in his absence

D. The contrast between a hero's glorious past and his inevitable, humble death

What symbolized Odysseus's strength?

A. Odysseus's Bow

B. The Sea

C. The Bed of Odysseus and Penelope

D. The Dog, Argus

The suitors' inability to string the great bow of Odysseus is primarily symbolic of:

A. The gods' protection of Penelope from an unwanted marriage.

B. Their lack of physical strength compared to the younger Telemachus.

C. Their moral and ethical unworthiness to take Odysseus's place.

D. The decline of physical prowess in the younger generation of Greek men.

Compare Odysseus' behavior as he is leaving the land of the Cyclops with his behavior while Antinous, the rude suitor, is bullying him in the dining hall. What does this comparison reveal about his character?

A. He is just as arrogant and impulsive as he has always been.

B. He has learned to control the outward show of emotions in order to attain his goal.

C. He just wasn't that bothered by Antinous' rude and violent behavior. The Cyclops angered him more.

D. He is much weaker in his old age.

What symbolized Penelope's faithfulness?

The Sea

The Dog, Argus

The Bed of Odysseus and Penelope

Odysseus's Bow

When Eumaeus is describing Argus to Odysseus (who is disguised as a beggar), he says, "Now misery has him in leash" (1197-1198).

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Personification

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Dramatic Irony

Foreshadowing

When Odysseus lands at the land of the Cyclops, his men begged him to flee the island instead of go into the Cyclops' cave. Odysseus says, "Ah, how sound that was! Yet I refused. I wished to see the caveman, what he had to offer-- no pretty sight it turned out, for my friends."

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Dramatic Irony

Foreshadowing

Eumaeus speaks of Argus to Odysseus: "A hunter owned him-- but the man is dead in some far place" (1190-1191).

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Personification

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Dramatic Irony

Foreshadowing

"Contempt was all you had for the gods who rule wide heaven, contempt for what men say of you hereafter. And therefore you are to suffer this outrage.". This quote, spoken by Odysseus to Antinous before killing him, is a direct indictment of the suitors' failure to observe which of the following Greek values?

A. Areté (excellence)

B. Hubris (excessive pride)

C. Xenia (hospitality)

D. Kudos (glory)

10.

What epithet describes Penelope?

Old nurse or Loyal retainer

Clear-eyed or Daughter of Zeus

Circumspect or Wife of great Odysseus

The wine-dark sea

11.

What epithet describes Athena?

Old nurse or Loyal retainer

Clear-eyed or Daughter of Zeus

Circumspect or Wife of great Odysseus

The wine-dark sea

12.

One of the things that the Greeks regarded as most offensive to the gods was to

Sack and burn cities

Mistreat guests

Enslave women

Wear sandals indoors

13.

The Odyssey includes all of the following themes EXCEPT

bravery

Hospitality

Innocence

Wisdom

14.

Which suitor does Odysseus kill first?

Eurymachus

Philoetius

Antinous

Cronus

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The Odyssey Part 2

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 9mins

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