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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aeolus give Odysseus in Book 10?
(a) A talent of gold.
(b) A warning.
(c) A sack holding the winds.
(d) A nine year ox.

2. What does Ino give Odysseus to save his life when he loses his raft to Poseidon?
(a) A raft.
(b) A magic sail.
(c) A ride on dolphins.
(d) A veil.

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 bathe.
(c) She wants to find a husband.
(d) She needs to do the wash for her family.

4. After leaving the lotus-eaters, what do Odysseus and his ships find in Book 9?
(a) A land of man-eating giants.
(b) A highly populated island filled with warlike people.
(c) The pleasant island of Circe.
(d) An unspoiled land filled with goats.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days does it take Odysseus to make his preparations and finally leave Ogygia?

2. To which goddess does Odysseus compare Nausicaa in Book 6?

3. In Book 5, who orders Odysseus' release from Calypso?

4. What does Nestor tell Telemachus about his relationship with Odysseus?

5. By what type of people did the Phaecians once live?

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