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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times has the meeting of the assembly occurred since Odysseus left?
(a) Once.
(b) It doesn't say.
(c) Five times.
(d) Ten times.

2. What is the subject of Demodocus' first song at Alcinous' feast in Book 8?
(a) The end of the Trojan war.
(b) The deeds and misdeeds of the gods.
(c) The tragic end of Agamemnon.
(d) The famous quarrel between Odysseus and Achilles.

3. According to Book 4, who did Menelaus capture?
(a) Proteus.
(b) Athena.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Eidothea.

4. 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 bound to the mast.
(c) He just shouldn't listen to their song.
(d) He should be fine without any precautions.

5. What does Nestor tell Telemachus about his relationship with Odysseus?
(a) They never fought side by side during the war.
(b) They never spoke those nine years at war.
(c) They never agreed at council during the war.
(d) They never differed at council during the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state do the Nausicaa's women, who are playing a game while waiting for the clothes to dry, find the sheltering Odysseus?

2. How long do Odysseus and his men stay with Circe in Book 10?

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

4. Why doesn't Aeolus help Odysseus again?

5. When captured by Menelaus, who had been stuck for 20 days, what did this being reveal to him to get his freedom?

(see the answer key)

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