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

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

3. In Book 24, who tells the assembly that an immortal aided Odysseus?
(a) Mentor.
(b) Theoclymenus.
(c) Medon.
(d) Halitherses.

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) Athene has spread a cloud, obscurring him.
(c) He is unfamiliar with this part of Ithaca.
(d) The Phaecians brought him to another island.

5. With whom was Eumaeus raised?
(a) Telemachus.
(b) Ctimene.
(c) Laertes.
(d) Odysseus.

6. Since Telemachus dismissed the serving women, how is he able to move the armor in the dark in Book 19?
(a) They light torches along the hallway.
(b) Odysseus the beggar carries a torch.
(c) Athene holds a golden lamp in front of them.
(d) Eurycleia helps them out.

7. Who throws an ox-hoof at Odysseus the beggar?
(a) Ctesippus.
(b) Amphinimous.
(c) Eurymachus.
(d) Antinous.

8. Where is Odysseus going in the morning in Book 23, the day after the battle with the suitors?
(a) To the mountains.
(b) To the farm.
(c) To his cave for his treasures.
(d) To complete is quest to make peace with Poseidon.

9. At his first feast in his own house, who throws a stool at Odysseus the beggar?
(a) Melanthius.
(b) Medon.
(c) Eurymachus.
(d) Antinous.

10. In Book 16, Where do Telemachus' gifts go?
(a) Odysseus' house.
(b) They were left on the ship.
(c) Clytius' house.
(d) The farm.

11. What does Eurymachus offer Odysseus in Book 22 from the remaining suitors to make amends for their behavior at his house for so long?
(a) Some cattle and some servants.
(b) Cattle, meal, and golden cups.
(c) Twenty oxen and bronze and gold.
(d) All of their personal wealth and that of their families.

12. What does Theoclymenus tell Penelope about the omen of the birds?
(a) He says that Odysseus will be home soon.
(b) He says that Odysseus won't make it home.
(c) He says that Odysseus is already there, biding his time.
(d) He says that Odysseus is in the hall now, amongst the suitors.

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

14. Why does Odysseus the beggar say he wants the bow after the suitors have all tried to use it?
(a) He wants to prove himself worthy of their mercy.
(b) He wants to try for the lady.
(c) He wants the suitors to warm it up for him.
(d) He wants to see how much strength he has left.

15. When Eurymachus' negotiations fail, what plan do the suitors make to escape from Odysseus' palace alive?
(a) They form a phalanx trying to protect themselves.
(b) Everyone wants to be the leader, so they spend their time squabbling.
(c) Someone should try the back door and get into town.
(d) They want to attack all together then raise the alarm.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book 23, now that the fight with the suitors is over, what does Odysseus tell Telemachus to do?

2. What caused Telemachus to disband the feast after the fight of Irus and Odysseus the beggar?

3. After the first suitor fails to string the bow, what does he recommend?

4. What sign does Odysseus give to his father so he believes that Odysseus has returned?

5. Who sets up the axes for the trial of the bow?

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