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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Book 4, who did Menelaus capture?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Eidothea.
(c) Proteus.
(d) Athena.

2. Which god(dess) visits Telemachus at the beginning of the poem?
(a) Athene.
(b) Kronos.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Zeus.

3. Telemachus is overrun with ________, who sponge off of him and his estate, making no amends.
(a) Sailors.
(b) Relatives.
(c) Suitors.
(d) Soldiers.

4. How did Odysseus anger the god(dess) who seeks to punish him in Book 1?
(a) He slaughtered some horses.
(b) He poked a cyclops' eye out.
(c) He killed his own crew.
(d) He failed to make a proper sacrifice.

5. Who helps Telemachus procure a ship and crew to begin his quest?
(a) Halitherses.
(b) Athene.
(c) Laertes.
(d) Mentor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of his six remaining sons does Nestor send with Telemachus in Book 3?

2. During this assembly, who does Antinous blame for Telemachus' problem?

3. Who tells Telemachus that it's time for him to behave like a man, not a child?

4. As a result of the meeting of the assembly in Book 2, what do the suitors decide to do?

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

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