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1.Who is Telemachus?
one of Penelope's suitors
the son of Odysseus
the son of Athena
a beggar



2.Why does Penelope want to question the old beggar?
because he may have heard rumors about Odysseus
because he may rescue her from the suitors
because she believes he is Odysseus
because she thinks he is a god



3.How does Penelope trick the suitors who are competing to marry her?
by telling them she will marry again when she finishes a shroud, which she weaves by day and unweaves at night
by asking them riddles that they cannot answer
by pretending she is crazy
by saying she will marry when her son allows her to



4.What does Penelope promise to the man who wins the test of the bow?
that she will give him gold and silver
that she will give him the bow
that she will never leave her bridal house
that she will marry him



5.Who wins the test of the bow?
Telemachus
Antinous
Odysseus
Eumaeus

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