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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhy can't Odysseus reclaim his kingdom when he arrives home to Ithaca?He has been overthrown as king of Ithaca.Over 100 suitors have overtaken his castle.Penelope has already remarried.He's too old and weak.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWho wins Penelope's bow contest?OdysseusTelemachusAntinousEurymachus
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWho does Odysseus first reveal himself to?Eumaeus and PhiloetuisTelemachus and EumaeusAntinous and EurymachusMelanthios and Eurycleia
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why does Odysseus kill Antinous first?
He was the most arrogant of the suitors.
He was the meanest of the suitors.
He was the drunkest of all the suitors.
He insulted Odysseus and his men.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceOdysseus proves his identity to Penelope with...the secret of the bedthe scar on his legAthena's helpstories of the Trojan War
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the reward for stringing the bow and successfully shooting it through the twelve axes?1000 gold barsMarriage to PenelopeKilling OdysseusFame and glory
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow does Telemachus help his father once the battle with the suitors begins?He runs to get help.He kills men as they approach Odysseus.He helps Odysseus by getting him a shield and arrows.He prays to Athena for guidance.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHow does Athena change Odysseus's appearance in Book 23?Makes him look like a beggar.Makes him appear weak and frail.Makes him look younger and stronger.Makes him look like his father, Laertes.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceHow does Eurymachus try to convince Odysseus NOT to kill the suitors?He offers him his kingdom back without question.He flatters him and tries to bribe him.He says he will help him rebuild Ithaca to the great state it used to be.He offers to sacrifice himself if he shows others mercy.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Odysseus get so angry at Penelope?She has been unfaithful.She refuses to believe it is really him.She tries to have him killed by a suitor.She asks the servant to move their bed.
- 11. Multiple Choicerevelry means...merrimentsadnessrebelousscary
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Odysseus offer the farmers that are willing to help him in battle?marriage, cattle, housescattle, riches, knighthoodservants, gold, winemarriage, beauty, gold
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat sign let the suitors know that Athena was helping Odysseus?She was seen in the sky above them.Her shield appeared above the hall.Zeus threw down a thunderbolt.Zeus stopped the bows from piercing Odysseus once they hit him.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhy couldn't Odysseus and Penelope's bridal bed be moved?It was made from an olive tree with deep roots in the ground.It no longer existed since Odysseus was gone for 20 years.It was destroyed when Penelope cheated on Odysseus with one of the suitors.Athena destroyed it once she realized Odysseus was cursed by the other gods.
- 15. Multiple Choice
What reason does Penelope give Odysseus for being so cautious in believing him?
She thinks he is ugly.
So many had lied to her in the past 20 years.
She had been unfaithful to him and didn't want him home.
- 16. Multiple Choice
In Book 24, who is Odysseus going to see?
Athena
The grave of his mother
His father Laertes
- 17. Multiple Choice
Who shows up and demands that everyone must put away their swords and live in peace?
Telemachus
Penelope
Athena
Zeus
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHow does Odysseus kill Eurymachus?He shoots an arrow through his throatHe shoots him in his liverHe stabs him in the back with a long dark spearHe stabs him with a sword
- 19. Multiple ChoiceOdysseus and his are compared to what type of birds?FalconsSparrowsHawksVultures
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