Book 14 The swineherd's hut

Eumaeus takes the beggar in, and the guest invents a Cretan past.

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  1. What is the name of the swineherd?

    Answer Eumaeus

    The swineherd Eumaeus takes him in.

    SourceBook 14, lines 55-59Easy

  2. Which homeland does the disguised man claim?

    Answer Crete

    He invents a Cretan birth and past.

    SourceBook 14, lines 195-199Medium

  3. What meets him first at the hut?

    Answer The dogs

    The dogs rush at him and the herdsman drives them off.

    SourceBook 14, lines 20-24Medium

  4. What object does his Troy story aim to get him?

    Answer A cloak

    He tells the night-at-Troy tale to win a cloak.

    SourceBook 14, lines 460-464Deep

  5. How does Eumaeus take the news that his master will return?

    Answer He does not believe it

    He says wanderers lie for a meal, and will not believe.

    SourceBook 14, lines 150-154Deep

The text behind the questions

Questions cover facts stated in Homer's Odyssey, worded by us. No translation is reproduced here. Book and line refer to the Greek line numbering, located in a public-domain English translation.