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The Odyssey

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Cards in this guide (15)
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 color was the seventh chamber

Black.

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 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

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