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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When captured by Menelaus, who had been stuck for 20 days, what did this being reveal to him to get his freedom?
(a) Menelaus is told how to get home and acquire more treasure.
(b) Menelaus is told how to get home, as well as the fate of three of his friends.
(c) Menelaus is told how to get vengeance for his brother.
(d) Menelaus is told how to get Helen back.

2. Who tells Telemachus that it's time for him to behave like a man, not a child?
(a) Mentes.
(b) Antinous.
(c) Laertes.
(d) Penelope.

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

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

5. In addition to offering advice, what else does Mentes from Taphos give to Telemachus?
(a) He brings lavish presents.
(b) He brings a warning to the suitors.
(c) He gives a prophecy of the gods.
(d) He gives word of Odysseus.

Short Answer Questions

1. While making announcements after Mentes' visit in Book 1, what else does Telemachus tell the suitors of his hall?

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

3. Athene instructs Nestor to help Telemachus on the next leg of his journey. What does he supply?

4. According to Book 4, who did Menelaus capture?

5. When sadness grips the feasting in her hall, causing Menelaus and his visitors to cry in remembrance of friends lost in Troy, what does Helen do to the wine?

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