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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what state do the Nausicaa's women, who are playing a game while waiting for the clothes to dry, find the sheltering Odysseus?
(a) He is completely naked.
(b) He is covered in the sail from his raft.
(c) He is wearing Ino's veil.
(d) He is wearing the clothes that Calypso gave him, but they're a little ragged.

2. What color yarn does Nausicaa's mother spin?
(a) Meadow green.
(b) Sea purple.
(c) Sun-drenched gold.
(d) Sky blue.

3. What is Nausicaa's greatest concern for the trip back to her father's house from the river?
(a) She's worried that Odysseus will get lost.
(b) She's worried that Odysseus will act immodestly, causing her shame.
(c) She's worried that Odysseus isn't strong enough to make it.
(d) She's worried about her reputation.

4. Who speaks up in Book 7 to ask that Odysseus be given a seat in the court of Alcinous since he has come as a supplicant?
(a) Echeneus.
(b) Laodamas.
(c) Alcinous.
(d) Arete.

5. Who gets Telemachus' supplies of wine and barley for his quest?
(a) Athene.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Mentor.
(d) Eurycleia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who led the group which wanted to leave Troy immediately after the war?

2. Where is Odysseus at the beginning of the poem?

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

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

5. In Book 11, who is first to visit Odysseus from the dead?

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