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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sign is witnessed by the entire assembly when Telemachus calls upon Zeus for justice in Book 2?
(a) A woman screams and wails.
(b) Flames burst out in the center of the meeting.
(c) Lightning strikes a tree.
(d) Two eagles fly overhead.

2. According to Book 4, who did Menelaus capture?
(a) Eidothea.
(b) Athena.
(c) Proteus.
(d) Poseidon.

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

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

5. In what state do the Nausicaa's women, who are playing a game while waiting for the clothes to dry, find the sheltering Odysseus?
(a) He is completely naked.
(b) He is wearing Ino's veil.
(c) He is wearing the clothes that Calypso gave him, but they're a little ragged.
(d) He is covered in the sail from his raft.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Nestor, who wanted the Achaeans to suffer on the way home from Troy?

2. While Telemachus is in Lycaedaemon, what plan do the suitors devise to punish Telemachus for leaving?

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

4. Calypso gives Odysseus many things to help him on his way including supplies for making his ship, provisions for his journey, and a(n) _____________.

5. In Book 4, Helen and Menelaus tell tales of Odysseus' exploits in Troy. What story does Helen tell?

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