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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many youths are chosen for the black ship that Alcinous will provide Odysseus?
(a) 50.
(b) 42.
(c) 22.
(d) 52.

3. Why does Nausicaa go to the river in Book 6?
(a) She wants to enjoy the day with her maids, playing ball.
(b) She needs to do the wash for her family.
(c) She needs to bathe.
(d) She wants to find a husband.

4. 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) He's going to call a meeting of the assembly and formally ask the suitors to leave.
(d) His father is alive.

5. In Book 3, Nestor pledges to sacrifice a gold-tipped _______________ in Athene's honor.
(a) Spear.
(b) Osprey.
(c) Bull.
(d) Heifer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unique about Demodocus the bard?

2. What skill are Phaecian men skilled beyond others?

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

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

5. How long have the suitors been coming to Odysseus' home?

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