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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Odysseus receive from the thirteen kings of Phaecia?
(a) A spotless robe and tunic and a talent of gold.
(b) A chest of gold each, and a well-wrought libations cup.
(c) A slave and a chest of gold.
(d) A chest of gold and a chest of silver.

2. What does Menelaus first reveal regarding Odysseus when Telemachus tells Menelaus who he is and the purpose of his visit?
(a) Odysseus is not worth anyone's tears.
(b) Odysseus' problems are his own.
(c) Telemachus looks nothing like his father.
(d) He would have given Odysseus a city upon his return from Troy.

3. When sadness grips the feasting in her hall, causing Menelaus and his visitors to cry in remembrance of friends lost in Troy, what does Helen do to the wine?
(a) She adds herbs to sweeten it.
(b) She adds a drug.
(c) She pours it for the men.
(d) She warms it.

4. What is Nestor doing when Telemachus arrives in Pylos?
(a) He is holding a feast in honor of Hermes.
(b) He is holding a feast in honor of Poseidon.
(c) He is holding a feast in honor of Zeus.
(d) He is holding a feast in honor of Athene.

5. Once Ino gives Odysseus help to survive Poseidon assault on the open sea, how many more days does Odysseus drift until he sees land?
(a) Three days.
(b) Four days.
(c) Two days.
(d) Five days.

6. Where does Telemachus stay when Nestor's feast is over?
(a) Beneath the portico at Nestor's house.
(b) In the woods near Nestor's house.
(c) In Nestor's garden.
(d) With his men aboard the ship.

7. Where does Calypso find Odysseus to tell him the news of his ordered release in Book 5?
(a) He's out in the forest building a hut.
(b) He's crying on the beach.
(c) He's swimming.
(d) He's in her grotto asleep.

8. In addition to offering advice, what else does Mentes from Taphos give to Telemachus?
(a) He gives word of Odysseus.
(b) He gives a prophecy of the gods.
(c) He brings a warning to the suitors.
(d) He brings lavish presents.

9. What is special about the cattle and flocks of the Sun?
(a) They never die or have young.
(b) They are there for the wanderer to use.
(c) They are used for special feasts of the gods.
(d) They are tended by the gods themselves.

10. Why does Nausicaa go to the river in Book 6?
(a) She needs to do the wash for her family.
(b) She needs to bathe.
(c) She wants to enjoy the day with her maids, playing ball.
(d) She wants to find a husband.

11. In Book 6, what instructions does Nausicaa give her maids regarding Odysseus?
(a) They are to keep away from this stranger.
(b) They are to give him food and drink and bathe him.
(c) They are to run to get the men for protection.
(d) They are to wash his clothes too.

12. What does Mentes tell Telemachus in Book 1 that he must do?
(a) Make Penelope decide about marriage.
(b) Thrust the suitors from the house.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) Go on a quest.

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

14. Calypso gives Odysseus many things to help him on his way including supplies for making his ship, provisions for his journey, and a(n) _____________.
(a) Oarsmen.
(b) Gentle breeze.
(c) Rudder.
(d) Enchanted sail.

15. To whom does Odysseus pray while in the meadow awaiting the appropriate time to arrive at the palace in Book 6?
(a) Athene.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Zeus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gets Telemachus' supplies of wine and barley for his quest?

2. How did Odysseus appear after his bath in Book 6?

3. Floating with the aid of Ino and safe from Poseidon in Book 5, how does Odysseus make it to dry land when he first sees it?

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

5. As Odysseus and his men push away from the Cyclops island, what does Odysseus do?

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