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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does Penelope pray after speaking with Odysseus the beggar in Book 20?
(a) She wishes to die.
(b) She prays for a good husband.
(c) She prays for the suitors to die.
(d) She prays for Odysseus to return.

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

3. In Book 14, where does a disguised Odysseus tell Eumaeus he is from when asked?
(a) Pylos.
(b) Ithaca.
(c) Crete.
(d) Troy.

4. How does Penelope test the truth of Odysseus the beggar's story regarding Odysseus?
(a) She asked the beggar at which games Odysseus excelled.
(b) She asks him the month and year he visited with Odysseus.
(c) She asks him to describe Odysseus' clothing, his person, and his companions.
(d) She asked what Odysseus' ship looked like.

5. In Book 6, what instructions does Nausicaa give her maids regarding Odysseus?
(a) They are to keep away from this stranger.
(b) They are to give him food and drink and bathe him.
(c) They are to wash his clothes too.
(d) They are to run to get the men for protection.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many youths are chosen for the black ship that Alcinous will provide Odysseus?

2. According to Circe, how should Odysseus get past the Sirens while listening to their song?

3. Why does Telemachus take Theoclymenus on his ship home?

4. What test does Odysseus give his son in Book 16?

5. Penelope learns about the suitors' plan for Telemachus from a page, but what does she learn from her sister's phantom?

(see the answer key)

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