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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sets up the axes for the trial of the bow?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Eurymachus.
(c) Telemachus.
(d) Antinous.

2. Helen and Menelaus tell tales of Odysseus' exploits in Troy. What story does Menelaus tell?
(a) Menelaus gives Odysseus credit for gaining access and intelligence of Troy in the first place.
(b) Menelaus gives Odysseus credit forbuilding the horse so they wouldn't be detected.
(c) Menelaus gives Odysseus credit for contriving of the horse
(d) Menelaus gives Odysseus credit for keeping the men still and quiet inside the horse.

3. Who tells Telemachus that it's time for him to behave like a man, not a child?
(a) Mentes.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Antinous.
(d) Laertes.

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

5. Who betrayed Penelope's loom of deceit?
(a) She was caught by the suitors after five years.
(b) Her slave maids told the suitors after three years.
(c) She was caught by the suitors in the fourth year.
(d) It took them two years, but they figured it out themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have the suitors been coming to Odysseus' home?

2. Odysseus and his men have just landed on an island after the lotus-eaters. Why does Odysseus leave this place the next morning?

3. After his battle with Poseidon in Book 5, where does Odysseus find shelter in the land on which he has just arrived?

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

5. What caused Telemachus to disband the feast after the fight of Irus and Odysseus the beggar?

(see the answer key)

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