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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Telemachus is overrun with ________, who sponge off of him and his estate, making no amends.
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Sailors.
(c) Relatives.
(d) Suitors.

2. Which of his six remaining sons does Nestor send with Telemachus in Book 3?
(a) Arteus.
(b) Peisistratus.
(c) Thrasymedes.
(d) Perseus.

3. Where is Poseidon coming from when he sees Odysseus on his raft in Book 5?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Libya.
(d) Mt. Olympus.

4. What form does Athena take to guide Odysseus to Alcinous' palace?
(a) A young girl.
(b) A servant of the house.
(c) A young page.
(d) A blind old man.

5. 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 discredit him in Ithaca.
(d) To steal all his goods.

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. What is the purpose of Telemachus' quest?

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

5. In which contest in Book 8 does Odysseus first outstrip all others?

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