Whether she suspects anything or not, how does penelope tests the stranger? what qualities does she manifest in this book that make her a worthy match for odysseus?

Penelope tested the stranger by first asking him to participate in the stringing of the bow. She then again tested whether he was truly her husband by asking for the marital bed to be moved, which was not a possibility.

She displayed great bravery, cleverness, strong will, manipulative when needed and even did not shy away from doing things that are necessary to keep her family and kingdom safe.

Explanation:

The character of Penelope in Homer's epic narrative "The Odyssey" shows an extreme level of bravery, cleverness and even strong will. It is through her qualities that she was not only able to delay the suitors' attempts, but also confirm the true identity of her 'returned' husband.

The first test she has for Odysseus was to try to string the bow, of which only Odysseus had been capable of doing. In this manner, she is making sure that not only the suitor for her hand has to be able, but also want to test the true identity of the 'old beggar' in the palace.

The second test was by asking her maid to bring the bed from her bedroom, which was an impossible task. For that bed was made by Odysseus alone and  was a permanent bed made from the stump of a tree, thus immovable. Odysseus scolded her for trying to move an immovable bed, but it was all a test to see the true identity of Odysseus.

Thus, the qualities of being the wife of  brave king made her a rather compatible match for her husband. She showed extreme bravery even at times of adversity, doing whatever she can to maintain peace without her husband's presence. She also delayed the suitors' attempts to force her to remarry, testing the true identity of the beggar who claimed to be her returned husband.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)