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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Book 4, who did Menelaus capture?
(a) Athena.
(b) Proteus.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Eidothea.

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

3. As Odysseus and his men push away from the Cyclops island, what does Odysseus do?
(a) He taunts Polyphemus.
(b) He spurs his crew to go faster.
(c) He mourns the loss of his crewmen.
(d) He prays to the gods for deliverance.

4. Athene instructs Nestor to help Telemachus on the next leg of his journey. What does he supply?
(a) Nestor gives Telemachus treasure, a map and one of his sons.
(b) Nestor gives Telemachus another ship and one of his sons.
(c) Nestor gives Telemachus horses and one of his sons.
(d) Nestor gives Telemachus supplies and a guide.

5. 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) Alcinous.
(b) Arete.
(c) Laodamas.
(d) Echeneus.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Odysseus pray while in the meadow awaiting the appropriate time to arrive at the palace in Book 6?

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

3. What does Odysseus do during the voyage home in Book 13?

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

5. Which of his six remaining sons does Nestor send with Telemachus in Book 3?

(see the answer key)

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