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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Odysseus at the beginning of the poem?
(a) Ithaca.
(b) Pylos.
(c) Taphos.
(d) Ogygia.

2. What does Telemachus seek from the assembly above all?
(a) Help.
(b) Justice.
(c) Supplies.
(d) Advice.

3. According to Halitherses in Book 2, how long will Odysseus be gone before he returns to his friends and family?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Eighteen years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Seven years.

4. Who led the group which wanted to leave Troy immediately after the war?
(a) Nestor.
(b) Ajax.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Menelaus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Menelaus late returning from Troy?

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

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

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

5. In order to tell Telemachus of Odysseus' fate, where does Menelaus' tale begin?

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