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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Alcinous.
(b) Laodamas.
(c) Arete.
(d) Echeneus.

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

3. Who first notices Odysseus' clothes in Alcinous' house?
(a) Laodamas.
(b) Arete.
(c) Nausicaa.
(d) Alcinous.

4. In order to tell Telemachus of Odysseus' fate, where does Menelaus' tale begin?
(a) Lesbos.
(b) Troy.
(c) Pharos.
(d) Egypt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Odysseus appear after his bath in Book 6?

2. Helen and Menelaus tell tales of Odysseus' exploits in Troy. What story does Menelaus tell?

3. Why does Nausicaa go to the river in Book 6?

4. To whom does Odysseus pray while in the meadow awaiting the appropriate time to arrive at the palace in Book 6?

5. During this assembly, who does Antinous blame for Telemachus' problem?

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