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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Penelope learns about the suitors' plan for Telemachus from a page, but what does she learn from her sister's phantom?
(a) Telemachus isn't coming back.
(b) Telemachus is bringing an army.
(c) Telemachus is guided by Athene.
(d) Telemachus is wise beyond his years.

2. Once Ino gives Odysseus help to survive Poseidon assault on the open sea, how many more days does Odysseus drift until he sees land?
(a) Four days.
(b) Five days.
(c) Two days.
(d) Three days.

3. Who tells Telemachus that it's time for him to behave like a man, not a child?
(a) Laertes.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Mentes.
(d) Antinous.

4. Why was Menelaus late returning from Troy?
(a) All of the answers are correct.
(b) His pilot died.
(c) They endured rough seas and wind.
(d) They were pirating.

5. What skill are Phaecian men skilled beyond others?
(a) Farming.
(b) Speaking.
(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. What sign is witnessed by the entire assembly when Telemachus calls upon Zeus for justice in Book 2?

3. According to Nausicaa, to whom should Odysseus first appeal when he gets to the court in Book 6?

4. What does Circe turn Odysseus' crew into in Book 10?

5. Who gets Telemachus' supplies of wine and barley for his quest?

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