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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Nestor, who wanted the Achaeans to suffer on the way home from Troy?
(a) Kronos.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Athene.
(d) Zeus.

2. Where is Telemachus supposed to put all the fighting gear that lies about Odysseus' hall?
(a) He's not to touch it, because it will arouse suspicion.
(b) In his mother's room.
(c) In a storage room.
(d) In a corner of the lofty chamber.

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

4. What announcement does Telemachus make to the suitors of his hall in Book 1?
(a) He's been visited by the goddess Athena, and they should change their ways.
(b) He's going to call a meeting of the assembly and formally ask the suitors to leave.
(c) He's going to go on a trip.
(d) His father is alive.

5. When sadness grips the feasting in her hall, causing Menelaus and his visitors to cry in remembrance of friends lost in Troy, what does Helen do to the wine?
(a) She warms it.
(b) She adds herbs to sweeten it.
(c) She pours it for the men.
(d) She adds a drug.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Telemachus take Theoclymenus on his ship home?

2. Why doesn't the other Cyclops help Polyphemus in Book 9?

3. How does Eumaeus greet Telemachus upon his return in Book 16?

4. Athene instructs Nestor to help Telemachus on the next leg of his journey. What does he supply?

5. According to Book 4, who did Menelaus capture?

(see the answer key)

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