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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Penelope, when did Odysseus say it was acceptable for her to remarry?
(a) When Laertes dies.
(b) When 21 years have passed.
(c) When Telemachus is a bearded man.
(d) After Telemachus gets married.

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

3. How long do Odysseus and his men stay with Circe in Book 10?
(a) One month.
(b) One week.
(c) One season.
(d) One year.

4. Why did Odysseus and Ajax fight?
(a) It was for honor after they insulted each other.
(b) It was for the gods' amusement.
(c) It was a sporting contest.
(d) It was contest to win Achilles' armor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Eurylochus convince Odysseus to land on Thrinacia?

2. 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?

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

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

5. What gift does Helen give to Telemachus as he is preparing to leave Lacedaemon?

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