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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is special about the cattle and flocks of the Sun?
(a) They are tended by the gods themselves.
(b) They are used for special feasts of the gods.
(c) They are there for the wanderer to use.
(d) They never die or have young.

2. Why doesn't Aeolus help Odysseus again?
(a) Aeolus cannot give the same gift twice.
(b) Odysseus's crew is disobedient.
(c) Odysseus is destested by the immortals.
(d) Odysseus squandered his gift.

3. To whom does Odysseus pray the next morning after speaking with Penelope alone, looking for a sign?
(a) Athene.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Zeus.

4. In whose grove of poplar trees is Odysseus told to wait before approaching the palace in Book 6?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Athene.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Zeus.

5. Who killed Aegisthus for the murder of Agamemnon?
(a) Nestor.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Atreus.
(d) Menelaus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book 6, what instructions does Nausicaa give her maids regarding Odysseus?

2. In Book 4, Helen and Menelaus tell tales of Odysseus' exploits in Troy. What story does Helen tell?

3. With which hero did Odysseus first speak in Hades?

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

5. Why are there so few boars among Odysseus' swine in Book 14?

(see the answer key)

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