Episode 14 Quiz

Welcome to the quiz for Episode 14: The Autumn Leaves. Test your knowledge of the end of Homer’s Odyssey clicking “START” below!

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When he returns to the palace at Ithaca, Odysseus almost immediately sees something that brings back many poignant memories. What does he see?

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We considered some evidence in this epic, especially in Book 19, that Penelope:

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There was once an epic that came after the Odyssey. It was named after a son that Odysseus had with the witch Circe. This son was named:

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In the last scene in the Odyssey,

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After the battle in the hall with the suitors, what does Odysseus do with the maids who have been sleeping with the suitors?

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The goatherd whom Odysseus meets on the way to the palace at Ithaca (not to be confused with the the swineherd Eumaeus) does what?

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This character’s father is a key figure in the Odyssey‘s final book.

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Odysseus’ childhood nurse, who recognizes him due to a scar on his thigh, is called:

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After the battle with the suitors, Penelope is still skeptical about Odysseus’ identity. He finally convinces her he is Odysseus, however, by correctly answering a question about:

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Penelope issues a challenge to all the suitors, telling them that in order to marry her, they must first do what?

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This Pre-Socratic philosopher, who believed that the only constant was change and flux, famously wrote that “It is impossible to step twice into the same river.”

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Book 24 opens with Agamemnon and Achilles observing the dead suitors entering the underworld. The scene closes with Agamemnon speaking very reverently of:

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In the mostly lost 8-book long Epic Cycle, the Odyssey was once:

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A particularly famous aspect of Homer’s style is:

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When Odysseus first meets the ringleader of the suitors, Antinous, which of the following actions does Odysseus take?

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