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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Penelope, when did Odysseus say it was acceptable for her to remarry?
(a) When 21 years have passed.
(b) When Laertes dies.
(c) After Telemachus gets married.
(d) When Telemachus is a bearded man.

2. What test does Odysseus give his son in Book 16?
(a) Odysseus wants to see if Telemachus can follow the plan.
(b) He is not to tell a soul that Odysseus has returned to Ithaca alive and well.
(c) Odysseus is waiting to see how his son fares in combat.
(d) Odysseus has instructed Telemachus to find the loyal servants of the house.

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

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

5. In Book 22, which suitor is killed first?
(a) Antinous.
(b) Amphinomous.
(c) Eurymachus.
(d) Peisander.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To whom does Odysseus pray the next morning after speaking with Penelope alone, looking for a sign?

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

4. How does Telemachus react to his mother's contest in Book 21?

5. When Eurymachus' negotiations fail, what plan do the suitors make to escape from Odysseus' palace alive?

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