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THE ODYSSEY PART 2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ When Odysseus arrives in Ithaca, what advice does Athena give him, and why? - -Athena advises him to go disguised as a beggar because his home is full of enemies. Disguised as a beggar, whose house does Odysseus go to? What is original about Homer's use of this character? - -He goes to Eumaeus (the swine herd). Servants were not usually a major character. Telemachus, still traveling to find out information about his father's whereabouts, is visited by Athena. Where does she tell him to go, and what warning does she give him? - -She tells him to go to Ithaca. The suitors want to kill him. Who are the suitors, and what are they doing in Odysseus' house? - -They are men who want to marry Penelope. They are drinking and feasting. Once home in Ithaca, where does Telemachus go first? - -The swine herd's hut. How long has it been since Odysseus and Telemachus have seen each other? - -20 years. Describe the swineherd's reaction when Telemachus entered his hut after being away for a year. - - He was surprised, excited, and happy to see Telemachus. What news does Eumaeus give Telemachus about his mother, Penelope? - -She has not remarried. Athena, impatient to reunite father and son, does what to Odysseus? - -She turns him young and clean again. What does Telemachus at first think his father is? How does Odysseus react? How does Telemachus then react? - -He thinks his father is a god. Odysseus says, "I'm not a god. I'm your father." At first he doesn't believe him then he cries and hugs him. Who greets Telemachus when he finally returns home? - -His mother Penelope and his old nurse Eurycleia. Who accompanies Odysseus, once again disguised as a beggar, to his home? - -The swine herd. Why does Penelope invite the "beggar" to visit her later that night? How must this make Odysseus feel? - -She believes the "beggar" has news about Odysseus. It makes him feel happy, relieved, and excited. While talking to Penelope, what does the "beggar" lie about? - -He lies that he met Odysseus and says that he is alive and on his way home. Who recognizes Odysseus, and how? - -The nurse, Eurycleia, recognized a scar on his leg. What does Penelope say she plans on doing the next day? How does Athena reassure Odysseus? - - She is planning on giving the suitors a test/challenge. At