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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who went disguised as a page in Book 8 throughout the town, encouraging people to hear about the stranger?
(a) Athene.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Pontonous.
(d) Alcinous.

3. Where is Odysseus at the beginning of the poem?
(a) Pylos.
(b) Ithaca.
(c) Taphos.
(d) Ogygia.

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

5. 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 is wise beyond his years.
(c) Telemachus is guided by Athene.
(d) Telemachus isn't coming back.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Odysseus appear after his bath in Book 6?

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

3. How many men does Odysseus lose to the Cyclops?

4. In Book 1, who seeks to punish Odysseus interminably?

5. Who gets Telemachus' supplies of wine and barley for his quest?

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