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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Telemachus going during this journey?
(a) Pylos and Ephryra.
(b) Ephyra and Crete.
(c) Sparta and Pylos.
(d) Sparta and Taphos.

2. 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 give him food and drink and bathe him.
(c) They are to wash his clothes too.
(d) They are to keep away from this stranger.

3. During this assembly, who does Antinous blame for Telemachus' problem?
(a) The gods.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Telemachus.
(d) Odysseus.

4. What is happening in Lacedaemon when Telemachus arrives?
(a) Menelaus is celebrating a double marriage.
(b) Menelaus and his household are holding a feast in honor of the gods.
(c) Menelaus is holding a funeral rite for his brother.
(d) Menelaus is celebrating the marriage of his daughter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state do the Nausicaa's women, who are playing a game while waiting for the clothes to dry, find the sheltering Odysseus?

2. Where does Telemachus stay when Nestor's feast is over?

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

4. What sign is witnessed by the entire assembly when Telemachus calls upon Zeus for justice in Book 2?

5. 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?

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