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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book 16, Where do Telemachus' gifts go?
(a) The farm.
(b) Odysseus' house.
(c) Clytius' house.
(d) They were left on the ship.

2. To whom does Odysseus pray the next morning after speaking with Penelope alone, looking for a sign?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Athene.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Artemis.

3. Among the suitors, who tried to use the bow first?
(a) Eurymachus.
(b) Leiodes.
(c) Peisander.
(d) Antinous.

4. Who speaks up in Book 7 to ask that Odysseus be given a seat in the court of Alcinous since he has come as a supplicant?
(a) Echeneus.
(b) Arete.
(c) Alcinous.
(d) Laodamas.

5. Penelope learns about the suitors' plan for Telemachus from a page, but what does she learn from her sister's phantom?
(a) Telemachus is bringing an army.
(b) Telemachus isn't coming back.
(c) Telemachus is wise beyond his years.
(d) Telemachus is guided by Athene.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To which goddess does Odysseus compare Nausicaa in Book 6?

3. Where does Telemachus stay when Nestor's feast is over?

4. What is the purpose of Telemachus' quest?

5. How does Eumaeus describe the suitors actions?

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