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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why, despite taking an oath, does Odysseus' crew slay some cattle of the Sun?
(a) They've run out of food.
(b) Eurylochus says that Odysseus is keeping the cattle for himself.
(c) They don't care about the warning Odysseus issued.
(d) They're bored.

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

4. 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 give him food and drink and bathe him.
(d) They are to wash his clothes too.

5. To whom does Odysseus pray while in the meadow awaiting the appropriate time to arrive at the palace in Book 6?
(a) Athene.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Poseidon.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Penelope, when did Odysseus say it was acceptable for her to remarry?

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

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

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

5. What caused Telemachus to disband the feast after the fight of Irus and Odysseus the beggar?

(see the answer key)

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