The Penelopiad - JACOB BUSA | Biblioteka

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What secret does Odysseus tell Penelope? (from Chapters VII - XI)

He cheated during the marital competition.

He is in love with Helen.

Their bedpost has roots in the ground.

Their bedpost is made from an olive tree.

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In what way does Penelope feel she and Odysseus remain similar? (from Chapters XXIV - XXIX)

Their ability to lie.

Their ability to be open.

Their expression of affection.

Their sense of humor.

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What lie does Telemachus tell Penelope? (from Chapters XVIII - XXIII)

He says Odysseus did not have an affair with Helen.

He says Odysseus plans on returning to Ithaca at once.

He says Odysseus was killed by a cyclops.

He says Helen has aged poorly and lost her beauty.

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Why does Penelope marry Odysseus? (from Chapters I - VI)

Odysseus is obsessed with her.

He promises her a new life in Ithaca.

He wins her hand in a competition.

They are in love.

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What does Penelope's mother tell her to embody to overcome obstacles? (from Chapters VII - XI)

fire

air

water

wood

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When does Penelope tell the Suitors she will choose a new husband? (from Chapters XII - XVII)

After Anticleia dies.

After Telemachus returns from sea.

After they prove Odysseus's death.

After Laertes's funeral shroud is finished.

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How does Penelope use the maids to her advantage? (from Chapters XII - XVII)

She has them dismiss the Suitors from Ithaca.

She has them report the Suitors' conversations to her.

She them in pursuit of Telemachus.

She sends them out in search of Odysseus.

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How does Odysseus disguise himself when he returns to Ithaca? (from Chapters XVIII - XXIII)

He dresses as a beggar.

He hides his identifying scar.

He pretends he cannot string his bow.

He dresses as a siren.

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What was Penelope doing when the maids were murdered? (from Chapters XVIII - XXIII)

Sleeping.

Weaving Laertes's shroud.

Watching.

Visiting her parents in Sparta.

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What did Icarius do to Penelope that she still does not understand? (from Chapters I - VI)

He tried to drown her.

He married her off to Odysseus.

He murdered the maids.

He married a Naiad.