Book 21 Odyssey

Which character below is NOT a suitor?

• Antinoos

• Telemakhos

• Eurymakhos

• Leodes

Who is the queen of Ithaca (hint: look carefully)

• Penelope

• Penlope

• Circe

• Calypso

Odysseus tests _____ and _____'s loyalty by disguising himself, and questioning who they stand for.

• Telemakhos, Penelope

• Antinoos, Circe

• Leodes, Philoetius

• Philoetius, Eumaeus

What is NOT a theme in Book 21

• Pride and Honor

• Loyalty

• Hope

• Love

Who failed at stringing the bow?

• Telemakhos

• Leodes

• The suitors

• All of the above

Odysseus is ________ to other men, as they fail at stringing his bow.

• Uglier

• Superior

• More overweight

• Prettier

What happened when Odysseus successfully strung the bow?

• Zeus struck lightning in approval

• Leodes scoffed at Odysseus and claimed he could do it just as easily

• Odysseus faints from the shock

• Odysseus humbly leaves with the swineherd

Who said, "Ah let the master come! Father Zeus, grant our old wish! Some courier guide him back! Then judge what stuff is in me and how I manage arms!"

• Eumaeus

  (swineherd)

• Penelope

  (wife)

• Philoetius

  (cowherd)

• Telemakhos (son)

Who suggests to postpone the contest to pray to Apollo

• Polyphemus

• The swineherd

• Antinoos

• Apollo

Who is your least favorite character in Book 21? (no wrong answer)

• Odysseus

• Antinoos

• Telemakhos

• Someone else...