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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the magic cloud disperse from Odysseus?
(a) Before he gets to the castle.
(b) When he enters the castle.
(c) When he throws his arms around Arete's knees.
(d) While he stares at the abundant garden.

2. Who reads the sign given while Telemachus calls upon Zeus in Book 2?
(a) Aegyptius.
(b) Eurymachus.
(c) Halitherses.
(d) Mentor.

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

4. Who speaks up in Book 7 to ask that Odysseus be given a seat in the court of Alcinous since he has come as a supplicant?
(a) Echeneus.
(b) Arete.
(c) Alcinous.
(d) Laodamas.

5. While Telemachus is in Lycaedaemon, what plan do the suitors devise to punish Telemachus for leaving?
(a) To kill him on the open sea.
(b) To take Penelope away.
(c) To steal all his goods.
(d) To discredit him in Ithaca.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When captured by Menelaus, who had been stuck for 20 days, what did this being reveal to him to get his freedom?

3. Athene instructs Nestor to help Telemachus on the next leg of his journey. What does he supply?

4. Which of his six remaining sons does Nestor send with Telemachus in Book 3?

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

(see the answer key)

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