The Odyssey Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

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The Odyssey Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In whose grove of poplar trees is Odysseus told to wait before approaching the palace in Book 6?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Athene.
(d) Poseidon.

2. Where is Telemachus going during this journey?
(a) Sparta and Pylos.
(b) Ephyra and Crete.
(c) Pylos and Ephryra.
(d) Sparta and Taphos.

3. How do the suitors view the fight between the two beggars in Book 18?
(a) They think the beggars show their worth behaving in such a manner.
(b) They think the beggars are disgusting, but they can't stop watching it.
(c) They think it is the best entertainment that they've had.
(d) They don't really care about the fight.

4. While making announcements after Mentes' visit in Book 1, what else does Telemachus tell the suitors of his hall?
(a) He will be King of Ithaca.
(b) They can stay as long as they like.
(c) Odysseus is dead.
(d) Odysseus is alive, and he's going to find him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Odysseus have to go to Hades in Book 10?

2. As a result of the meeting of the assembly in Book 2, what do the suitors decide to do?

3. How many suitors are spared in Book 22 before Eurycleia is summoned for cleaning the hall?

4. Why are there so few boars among Odysseus' swine in Book 14?

5. What does Aeolus give Odysseus in Book 10?

(see the answer key)

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