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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who first notices Odysseus' clothes in Alcinous' house?
(a) Nausicaa.
(b) Arete.
(c) Laodamas.
(d) Alcinous.

2. Why doesn't the other Cyclops help Polyphemus in Book 9?
(a) He never helps anyone else.
(b) Polyphemus said "No man is murdering me."
(c) They couldn't get past the boulder guarding the opening of his cave.
(d) He always screams, so they didn't believe him.

3. According to Nestor, who wanted the Achaeans to suffer on the way home from Troy?
(a) Athene.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Kronos.

4. Why does Odysseus the beggar say he wants the bow after the suitors have all tried to use it?
(a) He wants to see how much strength he has left.
(b) He wants to try for the lady.
(c) He wants the suitors to warm it up for him.
(d) He wants to prove himself worthy of their mercy.

5. In what state do the Nausicaa's women, who are playing a game while waiting for the clothes to dry, find the sheltering Odysseus?
(a) He is completely naked.
(b) He is wearing the clothes that Calypso gave him, but they're a little ragged.
(c) He is wearing Ino's veil.
(d) He is covered in the sail from his raft.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sets up the axes for the trial of the bow?

2. In addition to offering advice, what else does Mentes from Taphos give to Telemachus?

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

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

5. Who interrupts Phemius' sad song of the Achaeans in Book 1?

(see the answer key)

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