Odyssey Quiz: Books XIX–XXII
A reading quiz covers Books XIX through XXII of the Odyssey.
Version A
GREAT BOOKSMr. Reed
Quiz – The Odyssey (XIX–XXII)
NameDatePer.
1.
How does Eurycleia recognize Odysseus?
2.
How does Amphinomos, one of the suitors, interpret the omen of the eagle’s snatching the dove?
3.
How does Odysseus respond to Ctesippos’ throwing a cowsfoot at him?
4.
Who is the first man to succeed in stringing Odysseus’ bow?
5.
Name the chief suitor.
6.
How does Eurymachos attempt to halt Odysseus’ vengeance on all the suitors
7.
Whose side does Philoitios serve during the slaughter in the Great Hall?
8.
In whose form does Athena appear during the slaughter in the Great Hall?
9.
How does Odysseus respond to Phemios the minstrel’s plea for mercy?
10.
Who is forced to assist Telemachos and the faithful herders in cleaning the Great Hall?
BONUS:
A.
Identify Icarios.
Version B
GREAT BOOKSMr. Reed
Quiz – The Odyssey (XIX–XXII)
NameDatePer.
1.
By what means does Penelope plan to select a husband from among the suitors? [Keep your answer simple.]
2.
What prophecy does Theoclymenos, the prophet whom Telemachos brings back from sunny Lacedaimon, make in the Great Hall?
3.
Other than Odysseus himself, who comes closest to stringing the bow?
4.
In the slaughter in the Great Hall, who is Telemachos’ first victim: Antinoos, Eurymachos, or Amphinomos?
5.
Ctesippos, one of the suitors, has earlier thrown a cowsfoot at Odysseus. Fittingly, then, which of the servants kills Ctesippos?
6.
How does Odysseus respond to Medon the marshal’s plea for mercy?
7.
What information does Eurycleia give Odysseus to aid him in completing his vengeance?
8.
To what animals are parts of the faithless goatherd fed?
9.
What is Penelope doing during the slaughter in the Great Hall?
10.
What animal gives Odysseus his identifying mark?
BONUS:
A.
Before the slaughter in the Great Hall who declares, “I am the master in this house”?
Version C
GREAT BOOKSMr. Reed
Quiz – The Odyssey (XIX–XXII)
NameDatePer.
1.
What does Odysseus tell Telemachos to do with the arms displayed on the walls of the Great Hall?
2.
Identify Eurycleia.
3.
What is the meaning of Penelope’s vision of the eagle and the geese?
4.
What sign does Zeus send Odysseus to answer his prayer?
5.
Identify Philoitios.
6.
What does Ctesippos, one of the suitors, throw at Odysseus? [HINT: It is not a stool.]
7.
Who is the first to try to string Odysseus’ bow?
8.
Who, appropriately, is the first suitor Odysseus kills?
9.
Which of the servants aids the suitors? [Give either his name or his occupation.]
10.
How does Odysseus respond to Leiodes the diviner’s plea for mercy?
BONUS:
A.
Identify Autolycus.