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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Telemachus is overrun with ________, who sponge off of him and his estate, making no amends.
(a) Relatives.
(b) Sailors.
(c) Suitors.
(d) Soldiers.

2. To whom does Odysseus pray while in the meadow awaiting the appropriate time to arrive at the palace in Book 6?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Athene.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Apollo.

3. Why doesn't Aeolus help Odysseus again?
(a) Odysseus is destested by the immortals.
(b) Odysseus's crew is disobedient.
(c) Aeolus cannot give the same gift twice.
(d) Odysseus squandered his gift.

4. When captured by Menelaus, who had been stuck for 20 days, what did this being reveal to him to get his freedom?
(a) Menelaus is told how to get Helen back.
(b) Menelaus is told how to get home and acquire more treasure.
(c) Menelaus is told how to get home, as well as the fate of three of his friends.
(d) Menelaus is told how to get vengeance for his brother.

5. In Book 7, why does Athena cloak Odysseus in clouds on his walk to the palace?
(a) She doesn't want Odysseus to get distracted.
(b) Phaecians are so friendly that he might be offered hospitality before he reaches Alcinous' palace.
(c) Phaecians don't like strangers.
(d) She doesn't want her uncle, Poseidon, to see that Odysseus has landed safely.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nestor tell Telemachus about his relationship with Odysseus?

2. What does Poseidon call to disrupt Odysseus' easy passage to Phaecia?

3. Where did Nestor last see Odysseus?

4. Who gets Telemachus' supplies of wine and barley for his quest?

5. While making announcements after Mentes' visit in Book 1, what else does Telemachus tell the suitors of his hall?

(see the answer key)

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