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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't the other Cyclops help Polyphemus in Book 9?
(a) He never helps anyone else.
(b) They couldn't get past the boulder guarding the opening of his cave.
(c) Polyphemus said "No man is murdering me."
(d) He always screams, so they didn't believe him.

2. Which word best describes Odysseus' initial reaction when Calypso offers to help him in Book 5?
(a) Skeptical.
(b) Excited.
(c) Bewildered.
(d) Angered.

3. What announcement does Telemachus make to the suitors of his hall in Book 1?
(a) He's been visited by the goddess Athena, and they should change their ways.
(b) He's going to go on a trip.
(c) His father is alive.
(d) He's going to call a meeting of the assembly and formally ask the suitors to leave.

4. What is happening in Lacedaemon when Telemachus arrives?
(a) Menelaus is celebrating the marriage of his daughter.
(b) Menelaus and his household are holding a feast in honor of the gods.
(c) Menelaus is celebrating a double marriage.
(d) Menelaus is holding a funeral rite for his brother.

5. Who led the group which wanted to leave Troy immediately after the war?
(a) Ajax.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Nestor.
(d) Odysseus.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In whose grove of poplar trees is Odysseus told to wait before approaching the palace in Book 6?

4. When sadness grips the feasting in her hall, causing Menelaus and his visitors to cry in remembrance of friends lost in Troy, what does Helen do to the wine?

5. What does Menelaus give to Telemachus when Telemachus politely refuses his other gifts?

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