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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unique about Demodocus the bard?
(a) He can play a tune he's heard only once.
(b) He is a son of a Muse.
(c) He is blind but gifted with delightful song.
(d) He is completely deaf.

2. Why are there so few boars among Odysseus' swine in Book 14?
(a) You only need a few to maintain the numbers.
(b) The suitors feast upon them.
(c) The suitors use them for hunting games.
(d) They keep running off.

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

4. How does Penelope keep from marrying one of the suitors?
(a) She practices prophecy and witchcraft.
(b) She employs piety and sacrifice.
(c) She uses sickness and excuses.
(d) She uses cunning and craft.

5. What is special about the cattle and flocks of the Sun?
(a) They are used for special feasts of the gods.
(b) They never die or have young.
(c) They are tended by the gods themselves.
(d) They are there for the wanderer to use.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book 19, what does Odysseus the beggar tell Penelope has kept Odysseus away so long?

2. How do the suitors view the fight between the two beggars in Book 18?

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

4. What will the winner of the beggars' fight in Book 18 get from the suitors?

5. What does Aeolus give Odysseus in Book 10?

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