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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which goddess does Odysseus compare Nausicaa in Book 6?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Calypso.
(c) Athena.
(d) Artemis.

2. According to Circe, how should Odysseus get past the Sirens while listening to their song?
(a) He should be fine without any precautions.
(b) He just shouldn't listen to their song.
(c) He should be bound to the mast.
(d) He should be taken below deck.

3. In whose grove of poplar trees is Odysseus told to wait before approaching the palace in Book 6?
(a) Athene.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Poseidon.

4. By what type of people did the Phaecians once live?
(a) Barbarians.
(b) Pirates.
(c) Cyclops.
(d) Giants.

5. What is special about the cattle and flocks of the Sun?
(a) They never die or have young.
(b) They are used for special feasts of the gods.
(c) They are there for the wanderer to use.
(d) They are tended by the gods themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Athena speak to Nausicaa in her dreams?

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

3. In Chapter 12, with his ship destroyed, Odysseus drifts until he reaches _____________.

4. In what state do the Nausicaa's women, who are playing a game while waiting for the clothes to dry, find the sheltering Odysseus?

5. According to Nausicaa, to whom should Odysseus first appeal when he gets to the court in Book 6?

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