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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What announcement does Telemachus make to the suitors of his hall in Book 1?
(a) He's been visited by the goddess Athena, and they should change their ways.
(b) His father is alive.
(c) He's going to call a meeting of the assembly and formally ask the suitors to leave.
(d) He's going to go on a trip.

3. Why was Menelaus late returning from Troy?
(a) All of the answers are correct.
(b) They endured rough seas and wind.
(c) They were pirating.
(d) His pilot died.

4. Who killed Aegisthus for the murder of Agamemnon?
(a) Nestor.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Atreus.

5. Why were Menelaus and his ships stuck for 20 days?
(a) He was disoriented.
(b) He failed to make a proper sacrifice.
(c) He wanted to acquire more treasure.
(d) No winds stirred.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Telemachus going during this journey?

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

3. Who helps Telemachus procure a ship and crew to begin his quest?

4. What does Mentes tell Telemachus in Book 1 that he must do?

5. How many times has the meeting of the assembly occurred since Odysseus left?

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