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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book 6, what instructions does Nausicaa give her maids regarding Odysseus?
(a) They are to run to get the men for protection.
(b) They are to keep away from this stranger.
(c) They are to wash his clothes too.
(d) They are to give him food and drink and bathe him.

2. What does Circe turn Odysseus' crew into in Book 10?
(a) Lions.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Deer.
(d) Wolves.

3. What does Poseidon call to disrupt Odysseus' easy passage to Phaecia?
(a) Tsunami-like waves.
(b) The four winds.
(c) The Kraken.
(d) The Hurricanes.

4. Odysseus and his men have just landed on an island after the lotus-eaters. Why does Odysseus leave this place the next morning?
(a) He wants to hurry home because he has a bad feeling.
(b) He wants to investigate another island from which smoke can be seen.
(c) He wants to please Zeus since they've angered him.
(d) He wants to gather more treasure.

5. To which goddess does Odysseus compare Nausicaa in Book 6?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Athena.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Calypso.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which god(dess) visits Telemachus at the beginning of the poem?

2. Why doesn't Aeolus help Odysseus again?

3. Where is Telemachus going during this journey?

4. What color yarn does Nausicaa's mother spin?

5. What does Menelaus first reveal regarding Odysseus when Telemachus tells Menelaus who he is and the purpose of his visit?

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