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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) There is no safe harbor.
(c) The coast is a bluff and jagged reefs.
(d) All answers are correct.

2. How did Odysseus appear after his bath in Book 6?
(a) Athena made him look like a hero.
(b) Athena made him look natural.
(c) Athena made him look taller and stouter.
(d) Athena made him look younger.

3. In Book 1, who seeks to punish Odysseus interminably?
(a) Athene.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Hermes.

4. By what type of people did the Phaecians once live?
(a) Pirates.
(b) Giants.
(c) Cyclops.
(d) Barbarians.

5. What does Telemachus seek from the assembly above all?
(a) Supplies.
(b) Help.
(c) Advice.
(d) Justice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of Demodocus' first song at Alcinous' feast in Book 8?

2. During this assembly, who does Antinous blame for Telemachus' problem?

3. Who reads the sign given while Telemachus calls upon Zeus in Book 2?

4. In what state do the Nausicaa's women, who are playing a game while waiting for the clothes to dry, find the sheltering Odysseus?

5. According to Nestor, who wanted the Achaeans to suffer on the way home from Troy?

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