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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who lets the first spear fly when the mourners come to attack in Book 24?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Laertes.
(c) Telemachus.
(d) Eupeithes.

2. Why does Telemachus take Theoclymenus on his ship home?
(a) Theoclymenus is fleeing from punishment.
(b) Athena tells him to take the murderer.
(c) Theoclymenus pays him.
(d) Telemachus realizes he needs all the allies he can get in Ithaca.

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

4. What caused Telemachus to disband the feast after the fight of Irus and Odysseus the beggar?
(a) The food has run out for the evening.
(b) The suitors started fighting among themselves.
(c) Eurymachus abused a servant.
(d) Eurymachus throws a stool at Odysseus the beggar.

5. How do the suitors view the fight between the two beggars in Book 18?
(a) They think the beggars are disgusting, but they can't stop watching it.
(b) They think it is the best entertainment that they've had.
(c) They don't really care about the fight.
(d) They think the beggars show their worth behaving in such a manner.

6. Which suitor has a "bad feeling" after Odysseus the beggar tries to warn him of impending danger in Book 18?
(a) Antinous.
(b) Eurymachus.
(c) Amphinomous.
(d) Peisander.

7. How does Penelope test the truth of Odysseus the beggar's story regarding Odysseus?
(a) She asked what Odysseus' ship looked like.
(b) She asks him to describe Odysseus' clothing, his person, and his companions.
(c) She asked the beggar at which games Odysseus excelled.
(d) She asks him the month and year he visited with Odysseus.

8. In Book 24, which of the suitors' shades tells the tale of their death to Agamemnon?
(a) Amphimedon.
(b) Eurymachus.
(c) Antinous.
(d) Amphinomous.

9. Who betrayed Penelope's loom of deceit?
(a) Her slave maids told the suitors after three years.
(b) It took them two years, but they figured it out themselves.
(c) She was caught by the suitors in the fourth year.
(d) She was caught by the suitors after five years.

10. For what does Penelope pray after speaking with Odysseus the beggar in Book 20?
(a) She wishes to die.
(b) She prays for the suitors to die.
(c) She prays for Odysseus to return.
(d) She prays for a good husband.

11. In Book 23, now that the fight with the suitors is over, what does Odysseus tell Telemachus to do?
(a) Take a ship to see Menelaus for aid.
(b) Wash, gather the others and act like there is a wedding feast.
(c) Fortify the gates and brace for an attack.
(d) Gather the assembly and explain the events before others make decisions.

12. How does the shepherd from the mainland treat Odysseus the beggar when he first meets him at the palace courtyard?
(a) He ignores him completely.
(b) He shows the beggar honor and respect.
(c) He greets him.
(d) He treats the beggar rudely.

13. Who sets up the axes for the trial of the bow?
(a) Eurymachus.
(b) Antinous.
(c) Telemachus.
(d) Odysseus.

14. Which suitor scorns Odysseus the beggar at the second feast which he attends, in Book 20?
(a) Amphinimous.
(b) Eurymachus.
(c) Ctesippus.
(d) Antinous.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Odysseus find sleep difficult in his home in Book 20?

2. Why are there so few boars among Odysseus' swine in Book 14?

3. In Book 19, what does Odysseus the beggar tell Penelope has kept Odysseus away so long?

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

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

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