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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Book 6, what instructions does Nausicaa give her maids regarding Odysseus?
(a) They are to run to get the men for protection.
(b) They are to keep away from this stranger.
(c) They are to wash his clothes too.
(d) They are to give him food and drink and bathe him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Eurylochus convince Odysseus to land on Thrinacia?

2. What advice does Circe give Odysseus regarding Scylla and Charybdis?

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

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. What is Nausicaa's greatest concern for the trip back to her father's house from the river?

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