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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. As Odysseus tells Eumaeus his story in Book 14, how does he say he earns a living and makes a name for himself?
(a) As a soldier.
(b) As a pirate.
(c) As a priest.
(d) As a scholar.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first in the hall to notice Odysseus the beggar?

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

3. In Book 22, which suitor is killed first?

4. How does Odysseus' goatherd, Melanthius, treat Odysseus the beggar and Eumaeus?

5. With whom was Eumaeus raised?

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