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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Eurylochus react when Odysseus tells his crew to follow him to Circe's house?
(a) He tells the others that Circe will be kind if Odysseus is there.
(b) He tells the others it's a trap.
(c) He tells the others it was Odysseus' fault that the others have perished, and that Odysseus is reckless.
(d) He tells the others to trust Odysseus.

2. 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 wearing Ino's veil.
(d) He is covered in the sail from his raft.

3. Why does Odysseus have to go to Hades in Book 10?
(a) To see Teiresias who will tell him how to get home.
(b) It's the gateway home.
(c) He must see Hades and Persephone to ask for help.
(d) He must see the fallen heroes to ask for advice.

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

5. Who went disguised as a page in Book 8 throughout the town, encouraging people to hear about the stranger?
(a) Pontonous.
(b) Athene.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Alcinous.

6. Where did Nestor last see Odysseus?
(a) Psyria.
(b) Tendos.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Troy.

7. What sign is witnessed by the entire assembly when Telemachus calls upon Zeus for justice in Book 2?
(a) Flames burst out in the center of the meeting.
(b) Two eagles fly overhead.
(c) A woman screams and wails.
(d) Lightning strikes a tree.

8. How does Eurylochus convince Odysseus to land on Thrinacia?
(a) Odysseus is reckless and has lost a lot of crew. They don't trust what he says.
(b) His men are tired and hungry. They need a break from the sea.
(c) They might not see land for days.
(d) Odysseus is out of touch with his crew.

9. What is unique about Demodocus the bard?
(a) He can play a tune he's heard only once.
(b) He is blind but gifted with delightful song.
(c) He is completely deaf.
(d) He is a son of a Muse.

10. Telemachus is overrun with ________, who sponge off of him and his estate, making no amends.
(a) Sailors.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Suitors.
(d) Relatives.

11. When does the magic cloud disperse from Odysseus?
(a) While he stares at the abundant garden.
(b) When he throws his arms around Arete's knees.
(c) Before he gets to the castle.
(d) When he enters the castle.

12. With which hero did Odysseus first speak in Hades?
(a) Hercules.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Ajax.
(d) Achilles.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When captured by Menelaus, who had been stuck for 20 days, what did this being reveal to him to get his freedom?

2. Which of his six remaining sons does Nestor send with Telemachus in Book 3?

3. Why was Menelaus late returning from Troy?

4. What does Menelaus give to Telemachus when Telemachus politely refuses his other gifts?

5. In Book 5, who orders Odysseus' release from Calypso?

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