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Who is the father of Odysseus

Laertes the former king of Itaca
Laertes was the father of Odysseus

Who recognized Odysseus after he had an interview with Penelope

Odysseus' nurse recognizes Odysseus as she is bathing his feet, due to a old scar he received as a child on a boar hunt.

How did Odysseus kill Antinous

Odysseus shot unsuspecting Antinous through the throat with an arrow from his mighty bow, as Antinous was eating an apple.

What was taken from the ship and used to hang the maidens who had consorted with the wooers

A cable.

Who told Penelope to go to her chamber and take care of her own housewiferies

telemachus

What did Odysseus do to prove to the neatherd Philoetius and to Eumaeus that he was truly Odysseus

he showed them the scar

During which century can it be inferred that The Masque of the Red Death probably occurred

fourteenth

Who reprimanded Penelope for not greeting Odysseus appropriately

Telemachus.

How many times did Telemachus try to string the bow

4

What will happen to the wooers

they will die

What color was the seventh chamber

Black.

What did Odysseus promise the neatherd Philoetius and Eumaeus if he was able to reclaim his palace

All answers are correct.

A house built near Odysseus'

A wife

A heritage of their own

Which of these words best describes the death that Melanthius met

Pitiless

Who did Eurymachus blame for all the wooers' bad deeds against Odysseus

Eurymachus blames Antinous.

What does Melanthius think will happen between himself and Odysseus

he thinks they will fight for eachother.

When the swineherd was carrying the bow to the beggar how did the wooers react

They harrsed

What kind of tone is created by Melanthius' words

Insulting

What were Telemachus the neatherd and the swinherd doing while Odysseus was visiting in the garden of his father

preparing the meal
preparing the meal

What did Penelope ask Odysseus when she was seeking information about her husband

all

When Penelope first saw Odysseus sitting by the tall pillar after all the wooers had been slain why was she reserved and hesitant

Because she didn't know if it was actually him, people came to her all the time with lies about Odysseus

What are the dual theme of this reading passage

Gratitude and affection.

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