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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long have the suitors been coming to Odysseus' home?
(a) More than three years.
(b) A couple of years.
(c) Six years.
(d) Four years.

2. After leaving the lotus-eaters, what do Odysseus and his ships find in Book 9?
(a) An unspoiled land filled with goats.
(b) A land of man-eating giants.
(c) The pleasant island of Circe.
(d) A highly populated island filled with warlike people.

3. While Telemachus is in Lycaedaemon, what plan do the suitors devise to punish Telemachus for leaving?
(a) To take Penelope away.
(b) To kill him on the open sea.
(c) To discredit him in Ithaca.
(d) To steal all his goods.

4. How did Odysseus appear after his bath in Book 6?
(a) Athena made him look like a hero.
(b) Athena made him look younger.
(c) Athena made him look taller and stouter.
(d) Athena made him look natural.

5. According to Teiresias' shade, what will help Odysseus and his crew make it home safely?
(a) They need to sacrifice one of sun's cattle to appease Poseidon.
(b) They need to stay and question more spirits.
(c) They need to make a trip to Olympus.
(d) They need to leave the cattle of the sun unharmed when they land on his island.

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

7. To which goddess does Odysseus compare Nausicaa in Book 6?
(a) Athena.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Calypso.

8. Why does Athena speak to Nausicaa in her dreams?
(a) She wants others to know that Nausicaa has a connection with the immortals.
(b) She wants Nausicaa to prepare for her upcoming marriage.
(c) She wants to tell Nausicaa that she hasn't been a good daughter or sister since she hasn't washed the clothes.
(d) She wants Nausicaa to discover Odysseus.

9. What color yarn does Nausicaa's mother spin?
(a) Sea purple.
(b) Sky blue.
(c) Meadow green.
(d) Sun-drenched gold.

10. What announcement does Telemachus make to the suitors of his hall in Book 1?
(a) He's going to go on a trip.
(b) He's going to call a meeting of the assembly and formally ask the suitors to leave.
(c) His father is alive.
(d) He's been visited by the goddess Athena, and they should change their ways.

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

12. How many men does Odysseus lose to the Cyclops?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

13. Who reads the sign given while Telemachus calls upon Zeus in Book 2?
(a) Halitherses.
(b) Eurymachus.
(c) Mentor.
(d) Aegyptius.

14. Why doesn't Aeolus help Odysseus again?
(a) Odysseus's crew is disobedient.
(b) Odysseus squandered his gift.
(c) Aeolus cannot give the same gift twice.
(d) Odysseus is destested by the immortals.

15. What does Circe turn Odysseus' crew into in Book 10?
(a) Deer.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Lions.
(d) Wolves.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Odysseus pray while in the meadow awaiting the appropriate time to arrive at the palace in Book 6?

2. According to Nestor, who wanted the Achaeans to suffer on the way home from Troy?

3. When does the magic cloud disperse from Odysseus?

4. Where is Telemachus going during this journey?

5. What is the subject of Demodocus' first song at Alcinous' feast in Book 8?

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