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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Who gets Telemachus' supplies of wine and barley for his quest?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Mentor.
(c) Athene.
(d) Eurycleia.

3. What does Menelaus give to Telemachus when Telemachus politely refuses his other gifts?
(a) A well-wrought silver bowl.
(b) A goodly cup.
(c) Soldiers with which to vanquish the suitors.
(d) A polished car.

4. In whose grove of poplar trees is Odysseus told to wait before approaching the palace in Book 6?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Athene.
(d) Zeus.

5. To which goddess does Odysseus compare Nausicaa in Book 6?
(a) Calypso.
(b) Athena.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Aphrodite.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nestor doing when Telemachus arrives in Pylos?

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

3. What does Nestor tell Telemachus about his relationship with Odysseus?

4. According to Halitherses in Book 2, how long will Odysseus be gone before he returns to his friends and family?

5. Why does Nausicaa go to the river in Book 6?

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