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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Athene instructs Nestor to help Telemachus on the next leg of his journey. What does he supply?
(a) Nestor gives Telemachus supplies and a guide.
(b) Nestor gives Telemachus treasure, a map and one of his sons.
(c) Nestor gives Telemachus horses and one of his sons.
(d) Nestor gives Telemachus another ship and one of his sons.

2. In Book 14, where does a disguised Odysseus tell Eumaeus he is from when asked?
(a) Pylos.
(b) Crete.
(c) Ithaca.
(d) Troy.

3. 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 wearing the clothes that Calypso gave him, but they're a little ragged.
(b) He is completely naked.
(c) He is covered in the sail from his raft.
(d) He is wearing Ino's veil.

4. How does Eumaeus describe the suitors actions?
(a) Lawless.
(b) Immature.
(c) Ignorant.
(d) Selfish.

5. Where is Telemachus going during this journey?
(a) Sparta and Taphos.
(b) Sparta and Pylos.
(c) Ephyra and Crete.
(d) Pylos and Ephryra.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which goddess does Odysseus compare Nausicaa in Book 6?

2. What time of day do Odysseus and the Phaecians set sail in Book 13?

3. What does Odysseus receive from the thirteen kings of Phaecia?

4. How many youths are chosen for the black ship that Alcinous will provide Odysseus?

5. By what type of people did the Phaecians once live?

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