What character trait does Penelope demonstrate when she calls for the suitors to hold a contest? What other character has a similar trait? She demonstrates cleverness, like Odysseus does when he tricks and overcomes foes. She demonstrates hospitality, like the Phaeacians do when Odysseus lands on their island. She demonstrates a lack of confidence, like Telemachus does when he fails to kick out the suitors. She demonstrates a lack of self control, like Odysseus’s men do when they slaughter Helios’s cattle.