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The Odyssey, Part II - Skyndipróf
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  • 1. Incredulity means:
A) supple; limber
B) inability to believe
C) conceal with false appearances
D) staring with sullen anger
  • 2. In "The Return of Odysseus," which god/goddess helps Odysseus at all times?
A) Athena
B) Zeus
C) Poseidon
D) Telemachus
  • 3. What piece of advice does this god/goddess give Odysseus?
A) go home to Penelope
B) kill the suitors
C) do not reveal himself to his son
D) kick the suitors out
  • 4. Odysseus tells Telemachus to:
A) kill the suitors alone
B) tell his mother to hide
C) store away the suitors' armor
D) leave the house
  • 5. She found the story bemusing. Bemusing means what?
A) disguised
B) supple
C) tearfully sentimental
D) stupefying or muddling
  • 6. Who is Argus?
A) Odysseus' servant
B) a beggar
C) Odysseus' swineherd
D) Odysseus' dog
  • 7. In his youth, what purpose did Argus serve?
A) fighter
B) hunter
C) competitor
D) companion
  • 8. Athena made Odysseus ____________ and young.
A) lithe
B) dissemble
C) contempt
D) maudlin
  • 9. What is Odysseus disguised as?
A) a servant
B) a king
C) a young man
D) a beggar
  • 10. ____________________ irony consists of actions and speeches that readers can understand in a way that characters cannot.
A) Situational
B) Poetic
C) Verbal
D) Dramatic
  • 11. Which of the suitors treats Odysseus poorly?
A) Aeaea
B) Eupeithes
C) Antinous
D) Eumaeus
  • 12. Conceal with false appearances is:
A) lithe
B) dissemble
C) glowering
D) contempt
  • 13. What hobby does Penelope use to trick the suitors?
A) painting
B) carving
C) sewing
D) weaving
  • 14. Odysseus said to the suitors, "______________ was all you had for the gods who rule wide heaven."
A) Respect
B) Contempt
C) Incredulity
D) Love
  • 15. What is Odysseus referencing when he says, "The hour has come to cook their lordships' mutton--/supper by daylight"?
A) his attack on the suitors
B) his first meal with his wife
C) the servants in the kitchen
D) his hunger
  • 16. What type of contest does Telemachus and Penelope set up for the suitors?
A) archery
B) puzzle
C) gunmanship
D) swimming
  • 17. Who wins the contest?
A) Telemachus
B) Odysseus
C) Antinous
D) no one
  • 18. How does Telemachus help Odysseus in the battle?
A) gives him weapons
B) neither
C) saves his life
D) both
  • 19. I had got ______________ over cups of wine.
A) maudlin
B) glowering
C) bemusing
D) lithe
  • 20. At the end of the story, with what object does Penelope test Odysseus' identity?
A) the bow and arrow
B) their son
C) their bed
D) a servant
  • 21. Antinous, glowering under his brows, answered Odysseus. Glowering means:
A) smiling
B) scowling
C) muddling
D) stupefying
  • 22. Which god/goddess only helps Odysseus sometimes?
A) Zeus
B) Athena
C) Poseidon
D) Tiresias
  • 23. Of the following, who has more faith?
A) Penelope
B) Telemachus
C) Antinous
D) Odysseus
  • 24. Who does Odysseus kill first in the battle?
A) Eurymachus
B) Amphinomus
C) Eurynome
D) Antinous
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