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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who killed Aegisthus for the murder of Agamemnon?
(a) Nestor.
(b) Atreus.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Menelaus.

2. What does Menelaus first reveal regarding Odysseus when Telemachus tells Menelaus who he is and the purpose of his visit?
(a) Telemachus looks nothing like his father.
(b) He would have given Odysseus a city upon his return from Troy.
(c) Odysseus is not worth anyone's tears.
(d) Odysseus' problems are his own.

3. Why does Odysseus have to go to Hades in Book 10?
(a) He must see the fallen heroes to ask for advice.
(b) To see Teiresias who will tell him how to get home.
(c) It's the gateway home.
(d) He must see Hades and Persephone to ask for help.

4. In which contest in Book 8 does Odysseus first outstrip all others?
(a) Running.
(b) Discus.
(c) Boxing.
(d) Archery.

5. In Book 11, who is first to visit Odysseus from the dead?
(a) Anticleia.
(b) Elpenor.
(c) Teiresias.
(d) Persephone.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times has the meeting of the assembly occurred since Odysseus left?

2. Which word best describes Odysseus' initial reaction when Calypso offers to help him in Book 5?

3. What is unique about Demodocus the bard?

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

5. What announcement does Telemachus make to the suitors of his hall in Book 1?

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