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The Odyssey: Part TWO
Introduction
1. From whom did Odysseus get a ship to travel home in?
2. What does Athena advise Odysseus to do?
3. Who is Eumaeus?
4. Where was Telemachus for the last year?
5. Why does Athena advise Telemachus to return to Ithaca? Explain fully.
6. Odysseus finally arrives back in Ithaca after being gone for how long?
“The Meeting of Father and Son”
1. Who is in the hut at the beginning of this selection?
2. Why does Eumaeus recognize Odysseus?
3. Why is Eumaeus so excited to see Telemachus?
4. Does Telemachus know he is eating with his father?
5. What does Telemachus promise to do for the beggar and what advice does he give him?
6. Where does Eumaeus go?
7. What does Athena do to Odysseus?
8. Why doesn’t Telemachus believe that the beggar is his father?
9. How does Telemachus react after he realizes that Odysseus is right in front of him?
“The Beggar and the Faithful Dog”
1. What information did Penelope receive from a soothsayer?
2. Did Telemachus tell Penelope that he saw his father?
3. What was Argos like in his youth?
4. Why doesn’t Odysseus greet Argos?
5. Is Argos’ death just when Odysseus returns a coincidence? Explain your answer.
6. How would this scene be different if Argo were younger and more vigorous?
7. Why does Penelope want to talk to the beggar?
8. What does the beggar tell Penelope?
9. Who recognizes Odysseus and how?
10. What has Penelope set up for the next day?
“The Test of the Great Bow”
1. What is the purpose of the test that Penelope sets up for the suitors?
2. What is the test? (Be specific)
3. Are any of the suitors able to string the bow?
4. Is Odysseus still disguised? Explain.
5. When Odysseus approaches the herdsman and swineherd, what does he want them to do?
6. What does Odysseus want to ensure before he reveals himself to them?
7. What does Odysseus promise them if they help him?
8. What does Odysseus tell Eumaeus and the women to do?
9. What previous instructions did Odysseus give to Telemachus?
10. Explain what happens when the beggar tries.
11. What do you think the thunder sent by Zeus was a sign of?
12. Does Odysseus complete the challenge? Explain.
13. Do the suitors know who the beggar is now? Why or why not?
“Death at the Palace”
1. How many suitors does Odysseus have to face?
2. Who is the first and why?
3. Why does Odysseus pray to Apollo?
4. How does he kill Antinous?
5. What does Odysseus want to do with all of the suitors?
6. What does Eurymachus do to try to stop him?
7. Who aids Odysseus in his battle with the suitors? Be specific.
8. Why does the appearance of Athena’s shield make the suitors “mad with fear”?
9. To what are Odysseus and his men compared?
“Odysseus and Penelope”
1. What does Odysseus order Telemachus to do to the unfaithful maids?
2. Who informs Penelope that Odysseus is here?
3. Why does Penelope test Odysseus?
4. How does Penelope treat Odysseus at first?
5. Why does Penelope have trouble recognizing Odysseus at first?
6. What is Penelope’s test? Be specific.
7. How does Odysseus react? Why?
8. How does Odysseus pass her test? Explain.