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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does Agamemnon give to Odysseus regarding women in Book 11?
(a) Always be gentle with your wife.
(b) Tell a part and let a part be hid.
(c) Send your treasures ahead of yourself after so long an absence.
(d) Hide your ship and surprise her with your return.

2. With whom was Eumaeus raised?
(a) Telemachus.
(b) Laertes.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Ctimene.

3. Helen and Menelaus tell tales of Odysseus' exploits in Troy. What story does Menelaus tell?
(a) Menelaus gives Odysseus credit for contriving of the horse
(b) Menelaus gives Odysseus credit forbuilding the horse so they wouldn't be detected.
(c) Menelaus gives Odysseus credit for gaining access and intelligence of Troy in the first place.
(d) Menelaus gives Odysseus credit for keeping the men still and quiet inside the horse.

4. How many youths are chosen for the black ship that Alcinous will provide Odysseus?
(a) 42.
(b) 52.
(c) 50.
(d) 22.

5. How long have the suitors been coming to Odysseus' home?
(a) More than three years.
(b) A couple of years.
(c) Six years.
(d) Four years.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Eurycleia recognize Odysseus the beggar as Odysseus in Book 19?

4. What does Aeolus give Odysseus in Book 10?

5. How does Athene reveal herself to the men gathered at Nestor's palace?

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