Book II Quiz — The Odyssey

Who is the first person to speak at the assembly Telemachus calls in Book II?

• Telemachus
• Antinous
• Aegyptius
• Mentor

How long did Penelope successfully deceive the suitors with her weaving trick?

• One year
• Two years
• Three years
• Four years

Who interprets the eagle omen sent by Zeus during the assembly?

• Mentor
• Aegyptius
• Halitherses
• Eurymachus

What does Athena disguise herself as when she first appears to Telemachus on the seashore?

• Mentes
• Mentor
• Telemachus
• Noemon

What is the ostensible purpose of Penelope's weaving project?

• A tapestry depicting the Trojan War
• A wedding dress for her remarriage
• A burial shroud for Laertes
• Robes for the suitors as gifts

Who provides the ship that Telemachus uses to depart Ithaca?

• Mentor
• Halitherses
• Noemon son of Phronius
• Aegyptius

How does Athena prevent the suitors from interfering with Telemachus's departure?

• She makes them all fall asleep by causing their drink to fuddle them
• She creates a storm to keep them indoors
• She disguises the ship so they cannot see it
• She sends them a false message drawing them away

Where does Telemachus plan to travel in search of news about his father?

• Troy and Egypt
• Pylos and Sparta
• Crete and Phaeacia
• Athens and Corinth

Did the assembly vote to provide Telemachus with a ship and crew?

Did Telemachus tell his mother Penelope about his plan to sail to Pylos and Sparta?

In Book II, Telemachus says the suitors are "spunging upon one man." What does "spunging" mean?

• Fighting with
• Living at the expense of
• Competing against
• Bargaining with

What is a "pall" as used in the context of Penelope's weaving?

• A decorative wall hanging
• A type of loom
• A cloth draped over a corpse or coffin
• A ceremonial robe

Telemachus says he will build a "barrow" to Odysseus's memory. What is a barrow?

• A stone temple
• An earthen burial mound
• A wooden statue
• A memorial feast