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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. According to Teiresias' shade, what will help Odysseus and his crew make it home safely?
(a) They need to make a trip to Olympus.
(b) They need to leave the cattle of the sun unharmed when they land on his island.
(c) They need to stay and question more spirits.
(d) They need to sacrifice one of sun's cattle to appease Poseidon.
2. To whom does Odysseus pray while in the meadow awaiting the appropriate time to arrive at the palace in Book 6?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Athene.
(d) Zeus.
3. 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 been visited by the goddess Athena, and they should change their ways.
(c) His father is alive.
(d) He's going to call a meeting of the assembly and formally ask the suitors to leave.
4. What does Poseidon call to disrupt Odysseus' easy passage to Phaecia?
(a) The four winds.
(b) The Hurricanes.
(c) Tsunami-like waves.
(d) The Kraken.
5. How many times has the meeting of the assembly occurred since Odysseus left?
(a) Ten times.
(b) It doesn't say.
(c) Once.
(d) Five times.
Short Answer Questions
1. What skill are Phaecian men skilled beyond others?
2. In Book 11, who is first to visit Odysseus from the dead?
3. Where does Telemachus stay when Nestor's feast is over?
4. Why was Menelaus late returning from Troy?
5. In Book 4, Helen and Menelaus tell tales of Odysseus' exploits in Troy. What story does Helen tell?
Short Essay Questions
1. Even though Poseidon acknowledges Odysseus's fate, he continues to punish him. Why?
2. Recount the most recent part of Odysseus' story of woe, as told in Book 7.
3. What are the suitors' fears now that Telemachus has escaped their plot in Book 16?
4. Describe Poseidon's attack on Odysseus in Book 5.
5. Why does Athene reveal her presence to Telemachus and Nestor in Book 3?
6. How is Odysseus discovered by the maids of Phaecia?
7. In Book 17, why does Telemachus sit amongst Odysseus' old friends when he returns home?
8. How does Telemachus assert himself to his mother during the trial of the bow?
9. Why doesn't Odysseus' journey end when he slays the suitors and gets his vengeance in Book 11?
10. How does Euryalus insult Odysseus when the Phaeacians are engaging in sport?
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