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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Menelaus late returning from Troy?
(a) They were pirating.
(b) All of the answers are correct.
(c) They endured rough seas and wind.
(d) His pilot died.

2. To which goddess does Odysseus compare Nausicaa in Book 6?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Calypso.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Athena.

3. Who led the group which wanted to leave Troy immediately after the war?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Ajax.
(d) Nestor.

4. How did Odysseus appear after his bath in Book 6?
(a) Athena made him look like a hero.
(b) Athena made him look younger.
(c) Athena made him look taller and stouter.
(d) Athena made him look natural.

5. Which of his six remaining sons does Nestor send with Telemachus in Book 3?
(a) Peisistratus.
(b) Thrasymedes.
(c) Perseus.
(d) Arteus.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Odysseus tells Eumaeus his story in Book 14, how does he say he earns a living and makes a name for himself?

2. Why are there so few boars among Odysseus' swine in Book 14?

3. How does Eumaeus describe the suitors actions?

4. In Book 3, Nestor pledges to sacrifice a gold-tipped _______________ in Athene's honor.

5. What does the first spirit to visit Odysseus in Hades ask him to do?

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