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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Menelaus first reveal regarding Odysseus when Telemachus tells Menelaus who he is and the purpose of his visit?
(a) He would have given Odysseus a city upon his return from Troy.
(b) Odysseus is not worth anyone's tears.
(c) Odysseus' problems are his own.
(d) Telemachus looks nothing like his father.

2. Penelope learns about the suitors' plan for Telemachus from a page, but what does she learn from her sister's phantom?
(a) Telemachus is bringing an army.
(b) Telemachus isn't coming back.
(c) Telemachus is guided by Athene.
(d) Telemachus is wise beyond his years.

3. In addition to offering advice, what else does Mentes from Taphos give to Telemachus?
(a) He gives word of Odysseus.
(b) He brings a warning to the suitors.
(c) He brings lavish presents.
(d) He gives a prophecy of the gods.

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

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 covered in the sail from his raft.
(b) He is completely naked.
(c) He is wearing the clothes that Calypso gave him, but they're a little ragged.
(d) He is wearing Ino's veil.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Book 4, who did Menelaus capture?

2. Which word best describes Odysseus' initial reaction when Calypso offers to help him in Book 5?

3. What does Telemachus seek from the assembly above all?

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

5. What is the purpose of Telemachus' quest?

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