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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Calypso gives Odysseus many things to help him on his way including supplies for making his ship, provisions for his journey, and a(n) _____________.
(a) Oarsmen.
(b) Enchanted sail.
(c) Gentle breeze.
(d) Rudder.

2. Which of his six remaining sons does Nestor send with Telemachus in Book 3?
(a) Arteus.
(b) Peisistratus.
(c) Thrasymedes.
(d) Perseus.

3. What color yarn does Nausicaa's mother spin?
(a) Sun-drenched gold.
(b) Meadow green.
(c) Sky blue.
(d) Sea purple.

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

5. What skill are Phaecian men skilled beyond others?
(a) Speaking.
(b) Farming.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Sailing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who speaks up in Book 7 to ask that Odysseus be given a seat in the court of Alcinous since he has come as a supplicant?

3. In Book 3, Nestor pledges to sacrifice a gold-tipped _______________ in Athene's honor.

4. Having left Ogygia and survived Poseidon's attack, what is Odysseus' new problem, now that he spots land?

5. After his battle with Poseidon in Book 5, where does Odysseus find shelter in the land on which he has just arrived?

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