The Odyssey Book 23 Quiz

Why does Odysseus order the herdsmen and loyal maidservants to make merry?

Question Answer Choices To appease the gods To celebrate his great victory To celebrate his reuniting with Penelope To trick the Ithacans to thinking Penelope has married one of the suitors

What does Penelope think is wrong with Euryclea when she tells Penelope that Odysseus has returned?

Question Answer Choices That she is indeed favored by Athene That Eurycleia is lying That she would think anyone else besides her loyal servant was lying That Eurycleia has lost her mind

Whom does Penelope believe is responsible for the murder of the suitors?

Question Answer Choices Odysseus A god Telemachus Antinoos

What finally convinces Penelope that Odysseus is her husband?

Question Answer Choices When he shows her the scar on his foot When he appears to her cleaned up He is able to describe in detail how he made the bed When he can tell her their special inside joke

What special deed does Athene do for the newly-reunited Penelope and Odysseus?

Question Answer Choices Delays the dawn Arches a double rainbow over the palace Puts all of the flowers around the great hall into bloom Calms the seas