The Odyssey - Books 13-24

How did Odysseus finally get home to Ithaca?

• King Alcinous and his friends row him there.

• Athena transports him there.

• Calypso helps him build a raft.

• He doesn't get to Ithaca but to his other home on Ogya.

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What does Athena do Odysseus when he first gets home?

• Disguises him as an old beggar.

• Magically turns him young again.

• Gives him her bow so he can kill the suitors

• Nothing.

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Who is Argos?

• Odysseus' dog.

• Odysseus' servant.

• One of the suitors.

• One of the maids.

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What test does Penelope set for the suitors?

• They have to string Odysseus' bow and shoot an arrow through 12 axe-helve sockets.

• They have to fight each other to the death.

• They have to string Telemachus' bow and shoot an arrow through 12 axe-helve sockets.

• She does not set a test for them but remains loyal to Odysseus.

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How do the suitors treat Odysseus when he is disguised as a beggar?

• They beat him up.

• They mock and abuse him.

• They treat him with courtesy.

• They don't do anything to him.

Which two suitors die first?

• Antinous and Eurymachus.

• Eumaeus and Philoetius.

• Telemachus and Argos.

• Polyphemus and Casals.

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Why doesn't Penelope immediately rejoice that Odysseus is home?

• She has been fending off men for 20 years and is not sure it is her husband.

• She is angry that he left her alone for 20 years.

• She never loved him.

• She does immediately rejoice and throws herself into his arms.

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What test does Penelope set to make sure Odysseus is who he says he is?

• She tells him to move their bed into the hall.

• She asks him three riddles.

• She asks to see his scar from boar hunting.

• She does not set him a test.

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Where does Hermes take the spirits of the suitors?

• Heaven

• Kingdom of the Dead

• Purgatory

• Ithaca

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What did Tiresias insist that Odysseus do in order to live a peaceful life and "reach old age in comfort"? (286).

• Kill Poseidon with his sword that he used on the suitors

• Go back to the Kingdom of the Dead and talk with Queen Persephone

• Bring Telemachus with him on all of his future travels as his "good luck charm"

• Boat to many cities, then make a sacrifice to Poseidon

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