Explain why odysseus lies about his identity and tests eumaeus throughout their conversation.

Eumaeus is an endearing character in the Odyssey. When Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca, disguised by Athena as an old man, Eumaeus —Odysseus´ servant— is the first human being that the latter meets upon his return. The servant welcomes him showing himself to be an admirable host. But since Eumaeus had been a good host, out of courtesy to the gods, to all of the suitors —who he himself would help Odysseus kill later on— Odysseus needed to be certain of his servant´s loyalty, that is why he tested him. In the end he proved to be loyal to Odysseus.

a.) literature that explores grotesque characters and eerie, violent occurrences in a dreary setting.

"solitude is an inner concept rather than an outward one" is the statement among the choices given that  would be included in a summary of paragraph one of society and solitude. the correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the third option or option "c". i hope the answer you.