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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Nausicaa, to whom should Odysseus first appeal when he gets to the court in Book 6?
(a) Nausicaa's mother.
(b) Nausicaa's oldest brother.
(c) Nausicaa's father.
(d) One of the servants.

3. Which suitor has a "bad feeling" after Odysseus the beggar tries to warn him of impending danger in Book 18?
(a) Peisander.
(b) Antinous.
(c) Eurymachus.
(d) Amphinomous.

4. 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) Irus sees his muscular chest.
(d) Athene sends a cold wind to give him a chill.

5. What will the winner of the beggars' fight in Book 18 get from the suitors?
(a) To be the sole beggar of the house.
(b) Shipped off to King Ecteus, who will cut his nose and ears.
(c) The goat paunch and always attend their feasts as the sole beggar.
(d) Fed for the week and given a new robe and tunic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nausicaa go to the river in Book 6?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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