Eumaeus Quiz

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1. Who was Eumaeus' father?

   1. Laertes
   2. Ormenus
   3. Ktesios
   4. Melanthius
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   Answer: Ktesios

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2. Who was Eumaeus' grandfather?

   1. Anticleia
   2. Ormenus
   3. Laertes
   4. Ktesios
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   Answer: Ormenus

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3. Which goddess struck down the woman who had taken Eumaeus during the voyage?

   1. Hera
   2. Aphrodite
   3. Athena
   4. Artemis
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   Answer: Artemis

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4. Who bought Eumaeus in Ithaca?

   1. Penelope
   2. Laertes
   3. Telemachus
   4. Odysseus
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   Answer: Laertes

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5. Who was the loyal cowherd who helped Eumaeus during the slaughter of the suitors?

   1. Ormenus
   2. Melanthius
   3. Philoetius
   4. Ktesios
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   Answer: Philoetius

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6. Who was the disloyal goatherd who sided with the suitors?

   1. Eumaeus
   2. Philoetius
   3. Ktesios
   4. Melanthius
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   Answer: Melanthius

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7. Which goddess disguised Odysseus as an old beggar when he returned to Ithaca?

   1. Aphrodite
   2. Athena
   3. Hera
   4. Artemis
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   Answer: Athena

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8. What was Eumaeus' role in Odysseus' household?

   1. Goatherd
   2. Charioteer
   3. Cowherd
   4. Swineherd
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   Answer: Swineherd

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