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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of Demodocus' first song at Alcinous' feast in Book 8?
(a) The deeds and misdeeds of the gods.
(b) The end of the Trojan war.
(c) The tragic end of Agamemnon.
(d) The famous quarrel between Odysseus and Achilles.

2. What is special about the cattle and flocks of the Sun?
(a) They are used for special feasts of the gods.
(b) They are tended by the gods themselves.
(c) They never die or have young.
(d) They are there for the wanderer to use.

3. Why does Odysseus have to go to Hades in Book 10?
(a) It's the gateway home.
(b) He must see the fallen heroes to ask for advice.
(c) To see Teiresias who will tell him how to get home.
(d) He must see Hades and Persephone to ask for help.

4. How many youths are chosen for the black ship that Alcinous will provide Odysseus?
(a) 52.
(b) 22.
(c) 50.
(d) 42.

5. What does Nestor tell Telemachus about his relationship with Odysseus?
(a) They never agreed at council during the war.
(b) They never spoke those nine years at war.
(c) They never fought side by side during the war.
(d) They never differed at council during the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which contest in Book 8 does Odysseus first outstrip all others?

2. How long have the suitors been coming to Odysseus' home?

3. What does Menelaus give to Telemachus when Telemachus politely refuses his other gifts?

4. Where did Nestor last see Odysseus?

5. How is Odysseus, the old stranger, received by the swineherd in Book 14?

(see the answer key)

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