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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 18.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. According to Circe, how should Odysseus get past the Sirens while listening to their song?
(a) He should be bound to the mast.
(b) He should be fine without any precautions.
(c) He just shouldn't listen to their song.
(d) He should be taken below deck.
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. Why, despite taking an oath, does Odysseus' crew slay some cattle of the Sun?
(a) They're bored.
(b) They don't care about the warning Odysseus issued.
(c) They've run out of food.
(d) Eurylochus says that Odysseus is keeping the cattle for himself.
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?
(a) He is wearing Ino's veil.
(b) He is completely naked.
(c) He is covered in the sail from his raft.
(d) He is wearing the clothes that Calypso gave him, but they're a little ragged.
5. What will the winner of the beggars' fight in Book 18 get from the suitors?
(a) Fed for the week and given a new robe and tunic.
(b) The goat paunch and always attend their feasts as the sole beggar.
(c) To be the sole beggar of the house.
(d) Shipped off to King Ecteus, who will cut his nose and ears.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is special about the cattle and flocks of the Sun?
2. How did Odysseus appear after his bath in Book 6?
3. Why does Nausicaa go to the river in Book 6?
4. What color yarn does Nausicaa's mother spin?
5. What makes Irus nervous about his fight with Odysseus the beggar?
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