Home at last
How long has Odysseus been away from home?
20 years
Who is the main suitor?
Antinous
Who is Penelope?
Odysseus's loyal wife
Which god/goddess helps Odysseus seek revenge on the suitors?
Athena
What is this an example of?
Odysseus effortlessly stringing his bow like a musician.
simile
How does Odysseus get home?
Phaecian noblemen take him home by ship
Why are all of the suitors staying at Odysseus's palace, eating all his food and drinking all his wine?
They want to marry Odysseus's wife, Penelope.
What does Penelope ask "the beggar."
Has he seen Odysseus
Who kills Amphinomus with a spear from behind?
Telemachus
What is an epic simile?
an extended comparison that is several lines long
Where is Odysseus's home?
Ithaca
Who is the first suitor Odysseus kills?
Antinous
How does Penelope test Odysseus?
By asking him about their marriage bed.
What part does Telemachus play in the revenge plot?
He will hide the suitor's weapons.
What is the definition of theme?
the underlying message about life, humanity, or society
Who tells Odysseus what is going on at his palace when he arrives home?
Athena
What do the suitors say they will do if Odysseus lets them live?
They will offer him gifts of bronze, gold, wine, meat, and oxen.
What trick does Penelope use to avoid marrying any of the suitors?
She says she cannot marry until she finishes weaving a burial shroud, but then she unravels all of her work each night.
What weapon does Odysseus use to kill the suitors?
bow & arrow
What is the tone at the end of part 2?
victorious, joyful
When he first enters the palace, what is Odysseus disguised as?
a beggar
What do the suitors do when they realize they have no weapons to fight?
They run for the door
Besides the suitors, who wants Penelope to choose a husband?
Her parents
They overtook his palace and tried to marry his wife while he was still alive.
What type of narrator is used in Part 2 of The Odyssey?
3rd person, omniscient