The Odyssey Test | Final Test - Easy

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The Odyssey Test | Final Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Odysseus, the old stranger, received by the swineherd in Book 14?
(a) With indifference - he's only going through the motions.
(b) Poorly - the swineherd sets the dogs on him.
(c) With suspicion - strangers tell tall tales about Odysseus' whereabouts.
(d) With much hospitality despite his appearance.

2. What will the winner of the beggars' fight in Book 18 get from the suitors?
(a) The goat paunch and always attend their feasts as the sole beggar.
(b) Fed for the week and given a new robe and tunic.
(c) Shipped off to King Ecteus, who will cut his nose and ears.
(d) To be the sole beggar of the house.

3. How does Athene disguise Odysseus on Ithaca?
(a) She makes him look old and dresses him in smelly rags.
(b) She makes him look like Telemachus, since Telemachus in still in Sparta.
(c) She just changes his eyes and hair.
(d) She makes him change his clothes and wear a mask.

4. When Odysseus is on land after his voyage from Scheria, why doesn't he know where he is?
(a) He's been gone too long.
(b) He is unfamiliar with this part of Ithaca.
(c) The Phaecians brought him to another island.
(d) Athene has spread a cloud, obscurring him.

5. In addition to Odysseus and Penelope, who knew the secret of the bed?
(a) Actoris.
(b) Eurycleia.
(c) Telemachus.
(d) Laertes.

6. Which suitor eases Penelope's fears for her son in Book 16?
(a) Amphinomus.
(b) Eurymachus.
(c) Antinous.
(d) Medon.

7. According to Penelope, when did Odysseus say it was acceptable for her to remarry?
(a) When Laertes dies.
(b) After Telemachus gets married.
(c) When 21 years have passed.
(d) When Telemachus is a bearded man.

8. Once Odysseus realizes he's in Ithaca, what does Athene advise him to do?
(a) Reveal himself to his loyal swineherd.
(b) Send a secret message to Penelope.
(c) Disguise himself and see the suitors.
(d) Hide his goods in a corner of the nearby cave.

9. What is Penelope's reaction when she sees Odysseus for the first time after the slaughter of the suitors?
(a) She coldly questions him.
(b) She cries and falls into his arms.
(c) She looks at him with little reaction.
(d) She ignores him.

10. In Book 22, which suitor is killed first?
(a) Amphinomous.
(b) Peisander.
(c) Antinous.
(d) Eurymachus.

11. How does Telemachus react to his mother's contest in Book 21?
(a) He thinks she's doing the right thing.
(b) He's going to try the bow too.
(c) He tells her that the suitors are not to touch his father's weapons.
(d) He's going to try the bow, for if he can wield it, then she can marry whoever she wishes.

12. Why is Telemachus skeptical that he and Odysseus can handle the suitors without help?
(a) Odysseus has suffered for many years and it's taken a toll on his body.
(b) There are more than 100 suitors haunting their halls.
(c) Odysseus isn't as young as he used to be.
(d) Telemachus is untried in battle.

13. What sign does Odysseus give to his father so he believes that Odysseus has returned?
(a) He tells him the number and type of trees growing in the vineyard.
(b) He tells him about the bed in the palace.
(c) He tells him about his scar.
(d) He tells him about his mother in the underworld.

14. What does Odysseus do during the voyage home in Book 13?
(a) Sleeps.
(b) Takes to oar.
(c) Stands lookout.
(d) Holds the rudder.

15. How does Eurycleia recognize Odysseus the beggar as Odysseus in Book 19?
(a) She notices his birthmark.
(b) She feels his scar when when she washes his feet.
(c) She recognizes his style of speech.
(d) She recognizes his voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Menelaus get the gift he gave to Telemachus?

2. In Book 24, who tells the assembly that an immortal aided Odysseus?

3. Who does Telemachus first slay among the suitors during the battle in the hall?

4. In Book 16, Where do Telemachus' gifts go?

5. Why doesn't Eumaeus want the old man to tell him tales of his master?

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