Book 23 The bed
She tests him with the bed that cannot be moved, and Penelope knows her husband.
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By what object does Penelope test him?
Answer The bed
She tests him with the bed that cannot be moved.
SourceBook 23, lines 175-179Easy
What was that bed built from?
Answer The stump of an olive tree
He built it on a living olive stump, rooted in the ground.
SourceBook 23, lines 190-194Medium
Who brings Penelope the news first?
Answer Eurycleia
The nurse Eurycleia hurries up to tell her.
SourceBook 23, lines 25-29Medium
What do they stage to hide the noise in the house?
Answer A wedding feast
Music and dancing make it sound like a wedding.
SourceBook 23, lines 135-139Deep
What last task did Teiresias set him?
Answer Carry an oar inland
He must carry an oar until men call it a winnowing fan.
SourceBook 23, lines 275-279Deep
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.