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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unique about Demodocus the bard?
(a) He is completely deaf.
(b) He can play a tune he's heard only once.
(c) He is a son of a Muse.
(d) He is blind but gifted with delightful song.

2. Who killed Aegisthus for the murder of Agamemnon?
(a) Atreus.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Nestor.

3. What does Odysseus receive from the thirteen kings of Phaecia?
(a) A chest of gold each, and a well-wrought libations cup.
(b) A chest of gold and a chest of silver.
(c) A spotless robe and tunic and a talent of gold.
(d) A slave and a chest of gold.

4. In Book 14, where does a disguised Odysseus tell Eumaeus he is from when asked?
(a) Pylos.
(b) Troy.
(c) Ithaca.
(d) Crete.

5. Who went disguised as a page in Book 8 throughout the town, encouraging people to hear about the stranger?
(a) Athene.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Pontonous.
(d) Alcinous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Eumaeus want the old man to tell him tales of his master?

2. Who led the group which wanted to leave Troy immediately after the war?

3. Which of his six remaining sons does Nestor send with Telemachus in Book 3?

4. What color yarn does Nausicaa's mother spin?

5. What does Nestor tell Telemachus about his relationship with Odysseus?

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