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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book 24, In the halls of the dead, what were the heroes' shades discussing?
(a) The funeral of Achilles.
(b) The funeral of Agamemnon.
(c) Their great deeds in life.
(d) The fate of Odysseus.

2. What gift does Helen give to Telemachus as he is preparing to leave Lacedaemon?
(a) Goblets of silver to use at his wedding feast.
(b) The text never describes her gift.
(c) A jewel that sparkled like a star.
(d) A beautiful embroidered robe for his future bride.

3. Who betrayed Penelope's loom of deceit?
(a) It took them two years, but they figured it out themselves.
(b) She was caught by the suitors after five years.
(c) She was caught by the suitors in the fourth year.
(d) Her slave maids told the suitors after three years.

4. Who does Telemachus first slay among the suitors during the battle in the hall?
(a) Eurymachus.
(b) Amphinomous.
(c) Antinous.
(d) Peisander.

5. What will the winner of the beggars' fight in Book 18 get from the suitors?
(a) To be the sole beggar of the house.
(b) The goat paunch and always attend their feasts as the sole beggar.
(c) Fed for the week and given a new robe and tunic.
(d) Shipped off to King Ecteus, who will cut his nose and ears.

6. Where is Telemachus supposed to put all the fighting gear that lies about Odysseus' hall?
(a) In his mother's room.
(b) He's not to touch it, because it will arouse suspicion.
(c) In a storage room.
(d) In a corner of the lofty chamber.

7. Where is Odysseus going in the morning in Book 23, the day after the battle with the suitors?
(a) To the mountains.
(b) To the farm.
(c) To complete is quest to make peace with Poseidon.
(d) To his cave for his treasures.

8. How many suitors are spared in Book 22 before Eurycleia is summoned for cleaning the hall?
(a) 3.
(b) None.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

9. Who interprets the sign of the eagle and the goose as Telemachus and Peisistratus are leaving Lacedaemon?
(a) Telemachus.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Peisistratus.
(d) Helen.

10. How does Telemachus react to his mother's contest in Book 21?
(a) He's going to try the bow too.
(b) He's going to try the bow, for if he can wield it, then she can marry whoever she wishes.
(c) He tells her that the suitors are not to touch his father's weapons.
(d) He thinks she's doing the right thing.

11. Which suitor has a "bad feeling" after Odysseus the beggar tries to warn him of impending danger in Book 18?
(a) Peisander.
(b) Eurymachus.
(c) Antinous.
(d) Amphinomous.

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

13. Who is the first in the hall to notice Odysseus the beggar?
(a) Melanthius.
(b) Telemachus.
(c) Eumaeus.
(d) Antinous.

14. In Book 24, who tells the assembly that an immortal aided Odysseus?
(a) Theoclymenus.
(b) Medon.
(c) Mentor.
(d) Halitherses.

15. What is Penelope's reaction when she sees Odysseus for the first time after the slaughter of the suitors?
(a) She cries and falls into his arms.
(b) She looks at him with little reaction.
(c) She ignores him.
(d) She coldly questions him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Eumaeus greet Telemachus upon his return in Book 16?

3. What ultimately exposes Odysseus' identity to Penelope?

4. Which suitor scorns Odysseus the beggar at the second feast which he attends, in Book 20?

5. What does Eupeithes seek at the assembly after the lords learn of the slaughter of the suitors?

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