Odyssey Books 17-23

How does Odysseus test the suitors in Book 17?

• Tells them that Penelope is dead

• By begging for food from each one

• He sends gift to them

• He sends Talamachos with a message from him.

Who recognizes Odysseus right away when he returns home?

• Penelope

• Eumaeus

• Antinous, the suitor

• Argos, his old hunting dog

Who makes Odysseus angry in Book 17?

• Another beggar

• Theoclymenos

• The suitor Antinous

• Telemachos

Who does Odysseus get help from in fighting the beggar, Irus?

• Telemachos

• Athena

• A beggar, Amphinous

• Zeus

Who is given a warning by Odysseus to abandon the palace and return to his own land?

• Amphinomus

• Antinous

• Athena

• Theoclymenus

What trick does Penelope play on the suitors in Book 18?

• She tells them she will choose a husband according to who brings her the best gift.

• She tells them she will choose a husband once she has finished a cloak for Laertes.

• She pretends she has discovered that Odysseus is dead.

• She tells them of Telemachos whereabouts so they can kill him.

What does Odysseus (the beggar) tell Penelope about Odysseus?

• That he does not know where Odysseus is.

• That he is still on the island of Orygia with Calypso

• That he met Odysseus and has heard that he is on his way home.

• That he heard that he died in the Trojan War

How does Eurycleia (the nurse) recognize Odysseus?

• By his voice

• By a scar on his face

• Athena tells her that it is Odysseus

• By a scar on his leg/foot

Describe Penelope's challenge for the suitors in Book 19?

• She will marry whoever can confirm if Odysseus is dead.

• She will marry whomever can meet the challenge of stringing Odysseus's bow

• She will marry whomever can bring her the most gifts.

• She will marry whoever can get rid of the other suitors in the palace.

What sign is sent to Odysseus that the suitors will not last too much longer in the palace?

• He is greeted kindly by many strangers.

• Telemachos asks him to come to the palace to speak to the suitors.

• Zeus sends a loud clap of thunder and Penelope hears it.

• Athena appears to him again in a dream.