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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what type of people did the Phaecians once live?
(a) Giants.
(b) Barbarians.
(c) Pirates.
(d) Cyclops.

2. During this assembly, who does Antinous blame for Telemachus' problem?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Telemachus.
(c) The gods.
(d) Odysseus.

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

4. What does Nestor tell Telemachus about his relationship with Odysseus?
(a) They never spoke those nine years at war.
(b) They never differed at council during the war.
(c) They never agreed at council during the war.
(d) They never fought side by side during the war.

5. According to Nestor, who wanted the Achaeans to suffer on the way home from Troy?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Kronos.
(c) Athene.
(d) Zeus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Odysseus at the beginning of the poem?

2. How does Athene reveal herself to the men gathered at Nestor's palace?

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

4. What color yarn does Nausicaa's mother spin?

5. What does Menelaus give to Telemachus when Telemachus politely refuses his other gifts?

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