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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nausicaa go to the river in Book 6?
(a) She wants to enjoy the day with her maids, playing ball.
(b) She wants to find a husband.
(c) She needs to bathe.
(d) She needs to do the wash for her family.

2. What sign is witnessed by the entire assembly when Telemachus calls upon Zeus for justice in Book 2?
(a) Lightning strikes a tree.
(b) Two eagles fly overhead.
(c) A woman screams and wails.
(d) Flames burst out in the center of the meeting.

3. What is unique about Demodocus the bard?
(a) He is blind but gifted with delightful song.
(b) He is a son of a Muse.
(c) He is completely deaf.
(d) He can play a tune he's heard only once.

4. How did Odysseus anger the god(dess) who seeks to punish him in Book 1?
(a) He poked a cyclops' eye out.
(b) He failed to make a proper sacrifice.
(c) He killed his own crew.
(d) He slaughtered some horses.

5. What skill are Phaecian men skilled beyond others?
(a) Sailing.
(b) Farming.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Speaking.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What color yarn does Nausicaa's mother spin?

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

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