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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) Kronos.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Athene.
(d) Hermes.

3. Which of his six remaining sons does Nestor send with Telemachus in Book 3?
(a) Thrasymedes.
(b) Peisistratus.
(c) Arteus.
(d) Perseus.

4. Who interrupts Phemius' sad song of the Achaeans in Book 1?
(a) Mentes.
(b) Antinous.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Telemachus.

5. What is happening in Lacedaemon when Telemachus arrives?
(a) Menelaus is holding a funeral rite for his brother.
(b) Menelaus is celebrating the marriage of his daughter.
(c) Menelaus is celebrating a double marriage.
(d) Menelaus and his household are holding a feast in honor of the gods.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Telemachus going during this journey?

3. What announcement does Telemachus make to the suitors of his hall in Book 1?

4. When captured by Menelaus, who had been stuck for 20 days, what did this being reveal to him to get his freedom?

5. What is the purpose of Telemachus' quest?

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