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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why doesn't Telemachus want his treasures taken to his house?
(a) He doesn't want his mother to see them.
(b) He's unsure about the situation with the suitors.
(c) He doesn't want the suitors to see them.
(d) He's decided that Peiraeus has earned them.

3. What test does Odysseus give his son in Book 16?
(a) He is not to tell a soul that Odysseus has returned to Ithaca alive and well.
(b) Odysseus has instructed Telemachus to find the loyal servants of the house.
(c) Odysseus is waiting to see how his son fares in combat.
(d) Odysseus wants to see if Telemachus can follow the plan.

4. How many suitors are spared in Book 22 before Eurycleia is summoned for cleaning the hall?
(a) 2.
(b) None.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

5. Who does Telemachus first slay among the suitors during the battle in the hall?
(a) Amphinomous.
(b) Antinous.
(c) Eurymachus.
(d) Peisander.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eurymachus offer Odysseus in Book 22 from the remaining suitors to make amends for their behavior at his house for so long?

2. Who gives Odysseus the bow that Penelope is using in her contest for the suitors?

3. What does Theoclymenus tell Penelope about the omen of the birds?

4. Among the suitors, who tried to use the bow first?

5. According to Penelope, when did Odysseus say it was acceptable for her to remarry?

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