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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What skill are Phaecian men skilled beyond others?
(a) Farming.
(b) Sailing.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Speaking.

2. What does Menelaus give to Telemachus when Telemachus politely refuses his other gifts?
(a) Soldiers with which to vanquish the suitors.
(b) A well-wrought silver bowl.
(c) A polished car.
(d) A goodly cup.

3. In Book 16, Where do Telemachus' gifts go?
(a) Odysseus' house.
(b) Clytius' house.
(c) They were left on the ship.
(d) The farm.

4. Why does Odysseus find sleep difficult in his home in Book 20?
(a) He picked an uncomfortable spot to keep up his rouse.
(b) With the old body that Athene has given, he has many aches and pains.
(c) He wishes to be in his marriage bed.
(d) He's wondering how he is going to slay the suitors alone.

5. Where is Poseidon coming from when he sees Odysseus on his raft in Book 5?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Mt. Olympus.
(c) Libya.
(d) Ethiopia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is special about the cattle and flocks of the Sun?

2. With which hero did Odysseus first speak in Hades?

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

4. How does Eurylochus convince Odysseus to land on Thrinacia?

5. Why does Nausicaa go to the river in Book 6?

(see the answer key)

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