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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When sadness grips the feasting in her hall, causing Menelaus and his visitors to cry in remembrance of friends lost in Troy, what does Helen do to the wine?
(a) She adds herbs to sweeten it.
(b) She adds a drug.
(c) She warms it.
(d) She pours it for the men.

2. According to Nestor, who wanted the Achaeans to suffer on the way home from Troy?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Athene.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Kronos.

3. According to Nausicaa, to whom should Odysseus first appeal when he gets to the court in Book 6?
(a) Nausicaa's oldest brother.
(b) Nausicaa's father.
(c) Nausicaa's mother.
(d) One of the servants.

4. In what state do the Nausicaa's women, who are playing a game while waiting for the clothes to dry, find the sheltering Odysseus?
(a) He is wearing the clothes that Calypso gave him, but they're a little ragged.
(b) He is covered in the sail from his raft.
(c) He is completely naked.
(d) He is wearing Ino's veil.

5. Which of his six remaining sons does Nestor send with Telemachus in Book 3?
(a) Arteus.
(b) Perseus.
(c) Peisistratus.
(d) Thrasymedes.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Odysseus pray while in the meadow awaiting the appropriate time to arrive at the palace in Book 6?

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

3. What form does Athena take to guide Odysseus to Alcinous' palace?

4. In Book 4, Helen and Menelaus tell tales of Odysseus' exploits in Troy. What story does Helen tell?

5. What does Telemachus seek from the assembly above all?

(see the answer key)

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