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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Having left Ogygia and survived Poseidon's attack, what is Odysseus' new problem, now that he spots land?
(a) The sea is deep as it ends abruptly on the steep bluff.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) There is no safe harbor.
(d) The coast is a bluff and jagged reefs.

2. What does Mentes tell Telemachus in Book 1 that he must do?
(a) Make Penelope decide about marriage.
(b) Go on a quest.
(c) Thrust the suitors from the house.
(d) All answers are correct.

3. Floating with the aid of Ino and safe from Poseidon in Book 5, how does Odysseus make it to dry land when he first sees it?
(a) He swims until he finds a harbor.
(b) He swims until he finds a river.
(c) He swims until he finds a beach.
(d) He swims until he finds a boat.

4. In order to tell Telemachus of Odysseus' fate, where does Menelaus' tale begin?
(a) Troy.
(b) Pharos.
(c) Lesbos.
(d) Egypt.

5. In whose grove of poplar trees is Odysseus told to wait before approaching the palace in Book 6?
(a) Athene.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Poseidon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Ino gives Odysseus help to survive Poseidon assault on the open sea, how many more days does Odysseus drift until he sees land?

2. Who went disguised as a page in Book 8 throughout the town, encouraging people to hear about the stranger?

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

4. In Book 7, why does Athena cloak Odysseus in clouds on his walk to the palace?

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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