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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) Poseidon.
(b) Athena.
(c) Eidothea.
(d) Proteus.

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

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

4. Which god(dess) visits Telemachus at the beginning of the poem?
(a) Kronos.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Athene.

5. What time of day do Odysseus and the Phaecians set sail in Book 13?
(a) It doesn't say.
(b) Dusk.
(c) Noon.
(d) Dawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Odysseus and Ajax fight?

2. How does the Cyclops in Book 9 show hospitality?

3. After his battle with Poseidon in Book 5, where does Odysseus find shelter in the land on which he has just arrived?

4. In Book 16, Where do Telemachus' gifts go?

5. How did Odysseus appear after his bath in Book 6?

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