THE ODYSSEY, PART II TEST STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS ANSWERED AND VERIFIED
In the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2, what does Odysseus order
Telemachus to do when Odysseus gives him a signal?
- to round up all armor, lances, gear of war left in the hall and stow them away back in
the vaulted storeroom
- if men should ask where they are Telemachus would say he wanted to move them out
of the smoke so they wouldn't get dirty or that it was to protect the men from harming
each other with the arms when they got drunk
What happens in the episode involving Odysseus' dog, Argus, in the
excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2?
- Argus was treated like rubbish and was left outside sitting on a mass of dung in front of
the gates
- he died after seeing Odysseus for the first time in 20 yrs
***Which character traits does Penelope embody in the excerpt from
the Odyssey, Part 2?
- welcoming to guests (beggar and suitors [even though they were rude])
- curious (about info regarding Odysseus)
- clever (by weaving the shroud in the daytime and unweaving at night to prevent
marriage to a suitor) and (by declaring she will marry the man who is able to string
, Odysseus's bow and shoot an arrow through twelve ax handle sockets)
- nostalgic (by remembering Odysseus and longing for what she shared with him)
- no strength to evade marriage to a suitor
- wariness (of Odysseus because she is not sure if it is really him)
- relief (her husband is home after 20 yrs)
***Which attitude or talent most clearly helps Odysseus triumph in
the bow-and-arrow challenge in the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part
2?
- patience (took his time stringing his bow and checking it for borings from termites
when he was gone)
- ability to ignore suitors jests and comments
- skill and accuracy with the weapon
Why did Penelope test Odysseus toward the end of the excerpt from
the Odyssey, Part 2?
- tests to see if Odysseus is truly her husband [gods have the ability to deceive and
shapeshift]
Review the following sentence that includes the word "dissemble"
from Part 2 of the Odyssey:
"Son of Laertes and gods of old, Odysseus master of landways and
seaways, dissemble to your son no longer now. The time has come:
tell him how you together will bring doom on the suitors in the
town."
What does the word dissemble mean?
SOLUTIONS ANSWERED AND VERIFIED
In the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2, what does Odysseus order
Telemachus to do when Odysseus gives him a signal?
- to round up all armor, lances, gear of war left in the hall and stow them away back in
the vaulted storeroom
- if men should ask where they are Telemachus would say he wanted to move them out
of the smoke so they wouldn't get dirty or that it was to protect the men from harming
each other with the arms when they got drunk
What happens in the episode involving Odysseus' dog, Argus, in the
excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2?
- Argus was treated like rubbish and was left outside sitting on a mass of dung in front of
the gates
- he died after seeing Odysseus for the first time in 20 yrs
***Which character traits does Penelope embody in the excerpt from
the Odyssey, Part 2?
- welcoming to guests (beggar and suitors [even though they were rude])
- curious (about info regarding Odysseus)
- clever (by weaving the shroud in the daytime and unweaving at night to prevent
marriage to a suitor) and (by declaring she will marry the man who is able to string
, Odysseus's bow and shoot an arrow through twelve ax handle sockets)
- nostalgic (by remembering Odysseus and longing for what she shared with him)
- no strength to evade marriage to a suitor
- wariness (of Odysseus because she is not sure if it is really him)
- relief (her husband is home after 20 yrs)
***Which attitude or talent most clearly helps Odysseus triumph in
the bow-and-arrow challenge in the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part
2?
- patience (took his time stringing his bow and checking it for borings from termites
when he was gone)
- ability to ignore suitors jests and comments
- skill and accuracy with the weapon
Why did Penelope test Odysseus toward the end of the excerpt from
the Odyssey, Part 2?
- tests to see if Odysseus is truly her husband [gods have the ability to deceive and
shapeshift]
Review the following sentence that includes the word "dissemble"
from Part 2 of the Odyssey:
"Son of Laertes and gods of old, Odysseus master of landways and
seaways, dissemble to your son no longer now. The time has come:
tell him how you together will bring doom on the suitors in the
town."
What does the word dissemble mean?
