The Odyssey 16-20 Test
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Did Telemachus evade the suitors ambush?
yes
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Where is Telemachus when Book 16 begins?
Farm of Eumaeus
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Why does Eumaeus leave?
Telemachus sends him to tell Penelope that he has made it safely
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Does he recognize the tattered guest when he first meets him?
no
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After Athena restores Odysseus' normal appearance, why doesn't Telemachus recognize him?
his appearance is enhanced, so Telemachus thinks that Odysseus is a god
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How many years has it been since Telemachus had seen his father?
20 years
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Who do they plot against?
the suitors
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What are the odds against Telemachus and Odysseus?
50 to 1,
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Why does Athena keep disappearing?
dramatic effect
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Who does Odysseus say would be on their side?
Zeus and Athena
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What disguise does Odysseus assume to journey into town?
an old beggar
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Who does Odysseus encounter on the trail?
Melanthius the goatherd
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Who first recognizes Odysseus as he reaches the castle gate?
his dog Argos
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What happens as soon as Argos sees Odysseus?
he dies
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What does Athena urge Odysseus do?
Beg for food from the suitor
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What 3 things does Antinious do to Odysseus?
refuses to give him bread crust, berates him, throws a footstool
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What does Odysseus do that makes the suitors nervous?
throwing the footstool
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Where does Book 18 take place?
At the palace
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Who is Irus?
a real beggar
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What tasks does he perform for the suitors?
errands
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What does Irus threaten Odysseus to?
fisticuffs (a fist fight)
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What happens when Odysseus rolls up his tunic into a boxer's belt?
His muscles are revealed and the suitors goggle
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Why did Odysseus just break the jaw of Irus?
He didn't want to kill Irus in 1 hit
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How does Book 18 end?
the suitor Eurymachus tries to hit Odysseus with a footstool
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What is Odysseus doing in the beginning?
talks to Penelope
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Does Penelope recognize Odysseus?
no
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What does Penelope order Eurycleia to do?
Bathe his feet and anoint them in oil
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What causes Eurycleia to recognize Odysseus?
she sees a scar above Odysseus' knee
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How does Odysseus receive his scar?
A wild boar hurt him on a hunting trip when he was young
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Where is Mount Parnassus?
Greece
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How does book 19 end?
Odysseus tells Eurycleia to be quiet so she doesn't ruin his plan
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What is the first thing that Odysseus does in Book 20?
Asks Zeus for a sign
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What omen does Zeus send?
a clap of thunder in a clear sky
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How did the servant interpret the sign?
It is an omen and he prays that this is the last day of the suitor's abuse
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Who does Odysseus meet?
an unnamed swineherd
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Does the swineherd support Odysseus?
yes
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What was odd about Telemachus' old friend?
he was a murderer
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What was Telemachus' friend's name?
Theoclymenus
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Who does Theoclymenus kill?
his cousin
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What prophecy did Theoclymenus see?
That he sees the walls of the mansion dripping with blood
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What did the suitors do after hearing about the prophecy?
they laugh it off