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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Book 13, what else does Alcinous decide to give Odysseus once his tale is over?
(a) Some cattle.
(b) More garments.
(c) More gold.
(d) A cauldron and a large tripod.

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

3. When Odysseus is on land after his voyage from Scheria, why doesn't he know where he is?
(a) He's been gone too long.
(b) The Phaecians brought him to another island.
(c) He is unfamiliar with this part of Ithaca.
(d) Athene has spread a cloud, obscurring him.

4. Which reveler refuses to give anything to Odysseus the beggar, who has come to witness his first feast?
(a) Melanthius.
(b) Eurymachus.
(c) Medon.
(d) Antinous.

5. What is the name Odysseus the beggar gives as his own in Book 19?
(a) Deucalion.
(b) Iphitus.
(c) Idomeneus.
(d) Aethon.

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

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

8. In Book 22, which suitor is killed first?
(a) Peisander.
(b) Antinous.
(c) Amphinomous.
(d) Eurymachus.

9. How does Penelope initially react to Eurycleia's news about Odysseus and the suitors?
(a) She cries for shame.
(b) She doesn't believe her.
(c) She hits her.
(d) She runs out to see.

10. In Book 19, what does Odysseus the beggar tell Penelope has kept Odysseus away so long?
(a) He's had a difficult passage.
(b) He's been gathering treasure.
(c) He couldn't find a ship to bring him to Ithaca.
(d) He's gone to the oracle.

11. Why is Telemachus skeptical that he and Odysseus can handle the suitors without help?
(a) Odysseus isn't as young as he used to be.
(b) Odysseus has suffered for many years and it's taken a toll on his body.
(c) Telemachus is untried in battle.
(d) There are more than 100 suitors haunting their halls.

12. How does Odysseus' goatherd, Melanthius, treat Odysseus the beggar and Eumaeus?
(a) He was happy to see the swineherd and interested in Odysseus.
(b) He is suspicious.
(c) He is rude and unkind.
(d) He ignored them.

13. What test does Odysseus give his son in Book 16?
(a) Odysseus is waiting to see how his son fares in combat.
(b) Odysseus wants to see if Telemachus can follow the plan.
(c) Odysseus has instructed Telemachus to find the loyal servants of the house.
(d) He is not to tell a soul that Odysseus has returned to Ithaca alive and well.

14. In Book 24, which of the suitors' shades tells the tale of their death to Agamemnon?
(a) Antinous.
(b) Amphimedon.
(c) Eurymachus.
(d) Amphinomous.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first in the hall to notice Odysseus the beggar?

2. How does Penelope test the truth of Odysseus the beggar's story regarding Odysseus?

3. Who tries to help the suitors in Book 22 by grabbing the armor and weapons?

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

5. According to Penelope, when did Odysseus say it was acceptable for her to remarry?

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