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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who throws an ox-hoof at Odysseus the beggar?
(a) Eurymachus.
(b) Antinous.
(c) Amphinimous.
(d) Ctesippus.

2. In which contest in Book 8 does Odysseus first outstrip all others?
(a) Discus.
(b) Boxing.
(c) Archery.
(d) Running.

3. Who gets Telemachus' supplies of wine and barley for his quest?
(a) Athene.
(b) Eurycleia.
(c) Mentor.
(d) Penelope.

4. What is the purpose of Telemachus' quest?
(a) He is to find word or rumor about Odysseus and his fate.
(b) He has to assemble an army of heroes.
(c) He has to appeal to the gods for help.
(d) He has to find Odysseus.

5. In Book 4, Helen and Menelaus tell tales of Odysseus' exploits in Troy. What story does Helen tell?
(a) The day Odysseus got into the city in a beggar's disguise without suspicion.
(b) The day Odysseus brought her from Priam's house.
(c) The day Odysseus built the Trojan horse.
(d) The day Odysseus took her maid as a hostage to flee Troy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Cyclops in Book 9 show hospitality?

2. How does Penelope initially react to Eurycleia's news about Odysseus and the suitors?

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

4. Telemachus is overrun with ________, who sponge off of him and his estate, making no amends.

5. Where is Odysseus going in the morning in Book 23, the day after the battle with the suitors?

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