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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Telemachus is in Lycaedaemon, what plan do the suitors devise to punish Telemachus for leaving?
(a) To steal all his goods.
(b) To discredit him in Ithaca.
(c) To take Penelope away.
(d) To kill him on the open sea.

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

3. In Book 5, who orders Odysseus' release from Calypso?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Athene.

4. With which hero did Odysseus first speak in Hades?
(a) Ajax.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Achilles.

5. How many youths are chosen for the black ship that Alcinous will provide Odysseus?
(a) 50.
(b) 42.
(c) 52.
(d) 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men does Odysseus lose to the Cyclops?

2. Telemachus is overrun with ________, who sponge off of him and his estate, making no amends.

3. What is Nausicaa's greatest concern for the trip back to her father's house from the river?

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

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

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