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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Calypso find Odysseus to tell him the news of his ordered release in Book 5?
(a) He's out in the forest building a hut.
(b) He's in her grotto asleep.
(c) He's crying on the beach.
(d) He's swimming.

2. 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) Enchanted sail.
(b) Rudder.
(c) Gentle breeze.
(d) Oarsmen.

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

4. How does Athene reveal herself to the men gathered at Nestor's palace?
(a) She transforms into a horse before their eyes.
(b) She transforms into a heifer before their eyes.
(c) She transforms into an osprey before their eyes.
(d) She transforms into mist before their eyes.

5. What does Odysseus receive from the thirteen kings of Phaecia?
(a) A slave and a chest of gold.
(b) A spotless robe and tunic and a talent of gold.
(c) A chest of gold each, and a well-wrought libations cup.
(d) A chest of gold and a chest of silver.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which hero did Odysseus first speak in Hades?

2. What is Nestor doing when Telemachus arrives in Pylos?

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

4. How many youths are chosen for the black ship that Alcinous will provide Odysseus?

5. Who led the group which wanted to leave Troy immediately after the war?

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