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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Circe, how should Odysseus get past the Sirens while listening to their song?
(a) He should be taken below deck.
(b) He should be fine without any precautions.
(c) He just shouldn't listen to their song.
(d) He should be bound to the mast.

2. Who betrayed Penelope's loom of deceit?
(a) It took them two years, but they figured it out themselves.
(b) Her slave maids told the suitors after three years.
(c) She was caught by the suitors after five years.
(d) She was caught by the suitors in the fourth year.

3. In Book 16, Where do Telemachus' gifts go?
(a) Clytius' house.
(b) They were left on the ship.
(c) Odysseus' house.
(d) The farm.

4. Odysseus and his men have just landed on an island after the lotus-eaters. Why does Odysseus leave this place the next morning?
(a) He wants to hurry home because he has a bad feeling.
(b) He wants to gather more treasure.
(c) He wants to investigate another island from which smoke can be seen.
(d) He wants to please Zeus since they've angered him.

5. While making announcements after Mentes' visit in Book 1, what else does Telemachus tell the suitors of his hall?
(a) He will be King of Ithaca.
(b) Odysseus is dead.
(c) Odysseus is alive, and he's going to find him.
(d) They can stay as long as they like.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Telemachus is in Lycaedaemon, what plan do the suitors devise to punish Telemachus for leaving?

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

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

4. To whom does Odysseus pray the next morning after speaking with Penelope alone, looking for a sign?

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

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