Show:
The Challenge
Odysseus' Revenge
Odysseus
The Suitors
Penelope
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What was the challenge?
To string Odysseus' Bow and shoot through 12 axe handles
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Why did Odysseus get revenge?
He was upset at all the suitors for trying to get his wife to marry them
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Who was Odysseus' wife
Penelope
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Why were the suitors in Odysseus' house?
They want to marry Penelope
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Why does Telemachus try to convince Penelope to marry one of the suitors?
He is tired of them trashing the house
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What does the winner of the challenge receive?
They get to marry Penelope
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Which suitor did Odysseus kill first?
Antinous
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Why didn't Odysseus reveal himself when he got back?
He was investigating to see if his wife was loyal
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What weapons does Odysseus use to kill the suitors?
Bow and Arrow
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Why does Penelope not marry any of the suitors?
She is waiting for Odysseus to come home
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Why did the suitors think he was cheating?
He won the challenge his first try and they didn't know he was Odysseus
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Who helps by Odysseus' side when he attacked the suitors?
His son, Telemachus
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Why didn't Odysseus have any trouble stringing the bow
It's his bow
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What do the suitors ask of Odysseus after he kills Antinous
To spare their lives
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What does Penelope do to get the suitors to quit bothering her?
She says that as soon as she is done weaving a shroud she will marry one of them but each night she unweaves the work she does during the day
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Where does Penelope keep Odysseus' bow?
In a storage closet
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When does Odysseus reveal himself?
After he kills Antinous
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Who is Odysseus' son?
Telemachus
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Why do the suitors try to kill Odysseus?
They want to marry Penelope
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Who catches her undoing the shroud and tells the suitors?
Her maids
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What does Odysseus do after he wins the challenge?
He shoots Antinous
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What did the suitors offer Odysseus after he killed Antinous?
They offered to pay him for all the food and drink they had
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How many tries did it take Odysseus to shoot through the axe handles
One
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Who is the main suitor
Antinous
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Why does Penelope choose that exact challenge?
She suspects that the beggar was Odysseus and she knew the only man who could complete that challenge was Odysseus