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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who led the group which wanted to leave Troy immediately after the war?
(a) Ajax.
(b) Nestor.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Menelaus.

2. What will the winner of the beggars' fight in Book 18 get from the suitors?
(a) To be the sole beggar of the house.
(b) Fed for the week and given a new robe and tunic.
(c) The goat paunch and always attend their feasts as the sole beggar.
(d) Shipped off to King Ecteus, who will cut his nose and ears.

3. When sadness grips the feasting in her hall, causing Menelaus and his visitors to cry in remembrance of friends lost in Troy, what does Helen do to the wine?
(a) She pours it for the men.
(b) She warms it.
(c) She adds herbs to sweeten it.
(d) She adds a drug.

4. How many youths are chosen for the black ship that Alcinous will provide Odysseus?
(a) 52.
(b) 22.
(c) 50.
(d) 42.

5. What test does Odysseus give his son in Book 16?
(a) Odysseus wants to see if Telemachus can follow the plan.
(b) He is not to tell a soul that Odysseus has returned to Ithaca alive and well.
(c) Odysseus is waiting to see how his son fares in combat.
(d) Odysseus has instructed Telemachus to find the loyal servants of the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days does it take Odysseus to make his preparations and finally leave Ogygia?

2. In Book 11, who is first to visit Odysseus from the dead?

3. According to Book 4, who did Menelaus capture?

4. With whom was Eumaeus raised?

5. Who throws an ox-hoof at Odysseus the beggar?

(see the answer key)

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