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Odysseus
Telemachus
Penelope
Odysseus' Disguise
100
Where does the beggar tell Penelope he met Odysseus?
Krete
100
What does Telemachus help his father (Odysseus) do at the beginning of Book 19?
Hide the manor's weapons from the suitors
100
What kind of contest does Penelope declare at the end of Book 19?
An archery contest
100
Who discovers Odysseus is actually the beggar?
Eurykleia
200
What details does the beggar use to prove to Penelope he met Odysseus?
What clothes he was wearing
200
What is one excuse Telemachus is supposed to use if the suitors ask him why he moved the weapons?
Because he doesn't want them to be able to hurt each other with the weapons if a fight breaks out after they have been drinking
200
What will the winner of the contest receive?
Her hand in marriage
200
What gives away Odysseus' disguise?
The scar on his thigh