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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused Telemachus to disband the feast after the fight of Irus and Odysseus the beggar?
(a) Eurymachus abused a servant.
(b) The suitors started fighting among themselves.
(c) The food has run out for the evening.
(d) Eurymachus throws a stool at Odysseus the beggar.

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

3. What makes Irus nervous about his fight with Odysseus the beggar?
(a) The old man has muscular thighs.
(b) The suitors have threatened to drag him out by his feet if he loses.
(c) Athene sends a cold wind to give him a chill.
(d) Irus sees his muscular chest.

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

5. What advice does Circe give Odysseus regarding Scylla and Charybdis?
(a) Take down Scylla with the mast of his ship.
(b) Ply these monsters with a few of his crew.
(c) Odysseus will need lots of courage.
(d) Flight is best.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book 6, what instructions does Nausicaa give her maids regarding Odysseus?

2. How do the suitors view the fight between the two beggars in Book 18?

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

4. Why, despite taking an oath, does Odysseus' crew slay some cattle of the Sun?

5. To whom does Odysseus pray while in the meadow awaiting the appropriate time to arrive at the palace in Book 6?

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