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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Menelaus first reveal regarding Odysseus when Telemachus tells Menelaus who he is and the purpose of his visit?
(a) Odysseus' problems are his own.
(b) Telemachus looks nothing like his father.
(c) Odysseus is not worth anyone's tears.
(d) He would have given Odysseus a city upon his return from Troy.

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

3. What sign is witnessed by the entire assembly when Telemachus calls upon Zeus for justice in Book 2?
(a) Lightning strikes a tree.
(b) Flames burst out in the center of the meeting.
(c) A woman screams and wails.
(d) Two eagles fly overhead.

4. According to Halitherses in Book 2, how long will Odysseus be gone before he returns to his friends and family?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Eighteen years.
(d) Ten years.

5. 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 Odysseus to get distracted.
(d) She doesn't want her uncle, Poseidon, to see that Odysseus has landed safely.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nestor tell Telemachus about his relationship with Odysseus?

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

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

4. In Book 6, what instructions does Nausicaa give her maids regarding Odysseus?

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

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