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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps Telemachus procure a ship and crew to begin his quest?
(a) Athene.
(b) Laertes.
(c) Halitherses.
(d) Mentor.

2. How many times has the meeting of the assembly occurred since Odysseus left?
(a) Five times.
(b) Ten times.
(c) Once.
(d) It doesn't say.

3. What does Menelaus give to Telemachus when Telemachus politely refuses his other gifts?
(a) Soldiers with which to vanquish the suitors.
(b) A goodly cup.
(c) A well-wrought silver bowl.
(d) A polished car.

4. In Book 7, why does Athena cloak Odysseus in clouds on his walk to the palace?
(a) Phaecians don't like strangers.
(b) Phaecians are so friendly that he might be offered hospitality before he reaches Alcinous' palace.
(c) She doesn't want her uncle, Poseidon, to see that Odysseus has landed safely.
(d) She doesn't want Odysseus to get distracted.

5. Who killed Aegisthus for the murder of Agamemnon?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Nestor.
(d) Atreus.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Book 4, who did Menelaus capture?

2. What does Telemachus seek from the assembly above all?

3. According to Halitherses in Book 2, how long will Odysseus be gone before he returns to his friends and family?

4. How does Penelope keep from marrying one of the suitors?

5. What is Nestor doing when Telemachus arrives in Pylos?

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