View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Irus nervous about his fight with Odysseus the beggar?
(a) Irus sees his muscular chest.
(b) Athene sends a cold wind to give him a chill.
(c) The old man has muscular thighs.
(d) The suitors have threatened to drag him out by his feet if he loses.

2. Why does Odysseus find sleep difficult in his home in Book 20?
(a) He wishes to be in his marriage bed.
(b) He picked an uncomfortable spot to keep up his rouse.
(c) He's wondering how he is going to slay the suitors alone.
(d) With the old body that Athene has given, he has many aches and pains.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day do Odysseus and the Phaecians set sail in Book 13?

2. How many suitors are spared in Book 22 before Eurycleia is summoned for cleaning the hall?

3. Once Odysseus realizes he's in Ithaca, what does Athene advise him to do?

4. Who gives Odysseus the bow that Penelope is using in her contest for the suitors?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 394 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample