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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Odysseus at the beginning of the poem?
(a) Ogygia.
(b) Taphos.
(c) Ithaca.
(d) Pylos.

2. Why does Athena speak to Nausicaa in her dreams?
(a) She wants others to know that Nausicaa has a connection with the immortals.
(b) She wants to tell Nausicaa that she hasn't been a good daughter or sister since she hasn't washed the clothes.
(c) She wants Nausicaa to prepare for her upcoming marriage.
(d) She wants Nausicaa to discover Odysseus.

3. Which word best describes Odysseus' initial reaction when Calypso offers to help him in Book 5?
(a) Excited.
(b) Angered.
(c) Bewildered.
(d) Skeptical.

4. Where does Calypso find Odysseus to tell him the news of his ordered release in Book 5?
(a) He's out in the forest building a hut.
(b) He's in her grotto asleep.
(c) He's crying on the beach.
(d) He's swimming.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While Telemachus is in Lycaedaemon, what plan do the suitors devise to punish Telemachus for leaving?

2. What is Nausicaa's greatest concern for the trip back to her father's house from the river?

3. Telemachus is overrun with ________, who sponge off of him and his estate, making no amends.

4. In Book 3, Nestor pledges to sacrifice a gold-tipped _______________ in Athene's honor.

5. After his battle with Poseidon in Book 5, where does Odysseus find shelter in the land on which he has just arrived?

(see the answer key)

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