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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 did the soothsayer theoclymenos say concerning the fate of the wooers

he saw blood running down the wall and the shroud of death covering their bodies

How long after he had been gone did Odysseus return to Ithaca

20 years

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

A cable.

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 instructions did Odysseus give to Penelope while he was away visiting his father

Odysseus told Penelope to take the women and go to the upper chamber and do not talk to any man.

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

What does Melanthius think will happen between himself and Odysseus

he thinks they will fight for eachother.

What did Telemachus do after Odysseus shot the arrow and it passed through the axes

telemachus got his weapons and stood by his father's side

Who do Telemachus the neatherd and Eumaeus aid

Odysseus

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

In a tale of two cities This reading passage is most likely an example of which literary terms

A+ Satire

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