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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps Telemachus procure a ship and crew to begin his quest?
(a) Mentor.
(b) Laertes.
(c) Halitherses.
(d) Athene.

2. Where does Calypso find Odysseus to tell him the news of his ordered release in Book 5?
(a) He's out in the forest building a hut.
(b) He's swimming.
(c) He's in her grotto asleep.
(d) He's crying on the beach.

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

4. How did Odysseus anger the god(dess) who seeks to punish him in Book 1?
(a) He failed to make a proper sacrifice.
(b) He slaughtered some horses.
(c) He poked a cyclops' eye out.
(d) He killed his own crew.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Nausicaa, to whom should Odysseus first appeal when he gets to the court in Book 6?

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

3. Where is Telemachus going during this journey?

4. In Book 6, what instructions does Nausicaa give her maids regarding Odysseus?

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

(see the answer key)

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