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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Odysseus, the old stranger, received by the swineherd in Book 14?
(a) With indifference - he's only going through the motions.
(b) Poorly - the swineherd sets the dogs on him.
(c) With much hospitality despite his appearance.
(d) With suspicion - strangers tell tall tales about Odysseus' whereabouts.

2. What does Odysseus receive from the thirteen kings of Phaecia?
(a) A slave and a chest of gold.
(b) A chest of gold each, and a well-wrought libations cup.
(c) A chest of gold and a chest of silver.
(d) A spotless robe and tunic and a talent of gold.

3. How do the suitors view the fight between the two beggars in Book 18?
(a) They don't really care about the fight.
(b) They think the beggars are disgusting, but they can't stop watching it.
(c) They think the beggars show their worth behaving in such a manner.
(d) They think it is the best entertainment that they've had.

4. What does Aeolus give Odysseus in Book 10?
(a) A warning.
(b) A talent of gold.
(c) A sack holding the winds.
(d) A nine year ox.

5. Telemachus is overrun with ________, who sponge off of him and his estate, making no amends.
(a) Sailors.
(b) Relatives.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Suitors.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Eurylochus convince Odysseus to land on Thrinacia?

2. Where does Calypso find Odysseus to tell him the news of his ordered release in Book 5?

3. When does the magic cloud disperse from Odysseus?

4. What does Telemachus seek from the assembly above all?

5. Who led the group which wanted to leave Troy immediately after the war?

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