Who first gives food and shelter to Odysseus on Ithaca?
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What theme is being developed in lines 19-23?
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Question 3
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Eumǽus and Euryeicla illustrate the theme of
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The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.
Part A In the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2, why does Telemachus doubt
that Odysseus is who he claims to be?
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Question 10
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What is the dramatic irony in this section?
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Question 11
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The suitors might be described as all of the following EXCEPT
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Question 12
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What is the first part of the contest?
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What is the second partof the contest?
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Question 15
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What does Odysseus show to his servants to prove who he is?
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Question 18
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Why does Odysseus kill Antinious first?
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Question 19
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How had Telemachus prepared the hall for this moment?
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Question 21
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Paraphrase Odysseus' speech in lines 34-40. List the reasons he has to kill the suitors.
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Question 22
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What is Euramachus' motivation in lines 45-59?
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Question 26
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What does Athena do during the battle with the suitors?
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Question 27
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Why is Penelope skeptical that this is Odysseus?
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his wife, Penelope
the goddess Athena
the swineherd Eumaeus
family relationships
long journeys.
fate and justice.
Odysseus has a magically altered appearance, suggesting that there is a trick at work.
Odysseus seems younger than he should after twenty years, suggesting that there is fraud at work.
Odysseus is not surrounded by his crew, suggesting that he has failed as a leader of men.
Odysseus lacks noble qualities, suggesting that he is not a true king.
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Part B Which passage from the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2, best supports the answer to Part A?
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In the selection, why does Telemachus most fear that Odysseus cannot succeed against the suitors?
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Telémachus resents the suitors for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
What happens in the episode involving Odysseus’ dog, Argus, in the excerpt ?
Odysseus asks Eumaeus to take care of Argus because Argus has been abandoned.
When Argus hears Odysseus’ voice after twenty years, he recognizes Odysseus.
Argus no longer recognizes Odysseus even though Odysseus trained him as a puppy.
When Odysseus sees that Argus has been abandoned, he weeps openly and loudly.
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The life and death of the dog Argos shows the theme of
arrogant
honorable
lovesick
What is the prize for winning?
Which statement best summarizes Odysseus’ actions during the bow contest?
Odysseus checks the bow, strings it, and shoots it.
Odysseus laughs as the suitors check the bow.
Odysseus sings as he shoots the arrow.
Odysseus pleads with Penelope to let him enter.
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Which attitude or talent most clearly helps Odysseus triumph in the bow-and-arrow challenge in the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2?
Question 20
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All of the following words apply to Odysseus EXCEPT
To Eurymachus’ offer in the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2, Odysseus makes this reply.
“Not for the whole treasure of your fathers, all you enjoy, lands, flocks, or any gold put up by others, would I hold my hand. There will be killing till the score is paid.”
What does this reply tell the reader most clearly about the character of Odysseus?
He is tolerant.
He is modest.
By the end of The Odyssey of Homer, how has Telémachus changed?
He has become a ruthless tyrant.
He is deeply in love.
He has proved his manhood in battle.
He is ten years older.
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The slaughter of the suitors illustrates the theme of
makes it known that she supports
Odysseus
brings Odysseus his shield, spear, and
helmet
locks the doors of the Great Hall
Odysseus believes that no one but a god could have moved his bed because
he put a secret symbol in the bed before he left
he inlaid the bed with silver, gold, and
ivory
he built it from a tree still rooted in the ground
no mortals know where the bed is located
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In the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2, Penelope makes this statement to Odysseus after he reveals his identity.
“... I armed myself long ago against the frauds of men, impostors who might come—and all those many whose underhanded ways bring evil on! ...”
What is she explaining to her husband?
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Why does Penelope test Odysseus toward the end of the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2?
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Which of the following traits might justify labeling Odysseus the first “modern hero”?
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Which of these character traits does Penelope embody in the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2?
