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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 12, with his ship destroyed, Odysseus drifts until he reaches _____________.
(a) Ogygia.
(b) Hades.
(c) Aeaea.
(d) Scheria.

2. What is the name Odysseus the beggar gives as his own in Book 19?
(a) Aethon.
(b) Idomeneus.
(c) Deucalion.
(d) Iphitus.

3. What skill are Phaecian men skilled beyond others?
(a) Sailing.
(b) Speaking.
(c) Farming.
(d) Fighting.

4. What does Theoclymenus tell Penelope about the omen of the birds?
(a) He says that Odysseus won't make it home.
(b) He says that Odysseus is already there, biding his time.
(c) He says that Odysseus is in the hall now, amongst the suitors.
(d) He says that Odysseus will be home soon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Teiresias' shade, what will help Odysseus and his crew make it home safely?

2. Who reads the sign given while Telemachus calls upon Zeus in Book 2?

3. What time of day do Odysseus and the Phaecians set sail in Book 13?

4. What is Nestor doing when Telemachus arrives in Pylos?

5. Who is the first in the hall to notice Odysseus the beggar?

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