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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Menelaus first reveal regarding Odysseus when Telemachus tells Menelaus who he is and the purpose of his visit?
(a) He would have given Odysseus a city upon his return from Troy.
(b) Telemachus looks nothing like his father.
(c) Odysseus is not worth anyone's tears.
(d) Odysseus' problems are his own.

2. During this assembly, who does Antinous blame for Telemachus' problem?
(a) The gods.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Telemachus.
(d) Penelope.

3. What is happening in Lacedaemon when Telemachus arrives?
(a) Menelaus is celebrating a double marriage.
(b) Menelaus and his household are holding a feast in honor of the gods.
(c) Menelaus is celebrating the marriage of his daughter.
(d) Menelaus is holding a funeral rite for his brother.

4. Where does Telemachus stay when Nestor's feast is over?
(a) In Nestor's garden.
(b) Beneath the portico at Nestor's house.
(c) In the woods near Nestor's house.
(d) With his men aboard the ship.

5. What does Telemachus seek from the assembly above all?
(a) Advice.
(b) Help.
(c) Justice.
(d) Supplies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times has the meeting of the assembly occurred since Odysseus left?

2. Where did Nestor last see Odysseus?

3. How did Odysseus appear after his bath in Book 6?

4. Why were Menelaus and his ships stuck for 20 days?

5. How does Athene reveal herself to the men gathered at Nestor's palace?

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