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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 just shouldn't listen to their song.
(c) He should be fine without any precautions.
(d) He should be taken below deck.

3. According to Penelope, when did Odysseus say it was acceptable for her to remarry?
(a) When Telemachus is a bearded man.
(b) After Telemachus gets married.
(c) When 21 years have passed.
(d) When Laertes dies.

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

5. 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 completely naked.
(b) He is wearing the clothes that Calypso gave him, but they're a little ragged.
(c) He is wearing Ino's veil.
(d) He is covered in the sail from his raft.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What makes Irus nervous about his fight with Odysseus the beggar?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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