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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what type of people did the Phaecians once live?
(a) Pirates.
(b) Cyclops.
(c) Barbarians.
(d) Giants.

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

3. What does Menelaus first reveal regarding Odysseus when Telemachus tells Menelaus who he is and the purpose of his visit?
(a) Odysseus is not worth anyone's tears.
(b) Odysseus' problems are his own.
(c) Telemachus looks nothing like his father.
(d) He would have given Odysseus a city upon his return from Troy.

4. Which word best describes Odysseus' initial reaction when Calypso offers to help him in Book 5?
(a) Skeptical.
(b) Angered.
(c) Bewildered.
(d) Excited.

5. What sign is witnessed by the entire assembly when Telemachus calls upon Zeus for justice in Book 2?
(a) Two eagles fly overhead.
(b) Lightning strikes a tree.
(c) A woman screams and wails.
(d) Flames burst out in the center of the meeting.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to offering advice, what else does Mentes from Taphos give to Telemachus?

2. When sadness grips the feasting in her hall, causing Menelaus and his visitors to cry in remembrance of friends lost in Troy, what does Helen do to the wine?

3. Where is Poseidon coming from when he sees Odysseus on his raft in Book 5?

4. What is the subject of Demodocus' first song at Alcinous' feast in Book 8?

5. What does Ino give Odysseus to save his life when he loses his raft to Poseidon?

(see the answer key)

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