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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. What does Ino give Odysseus to save his life when he loses his raft to Poseidon?
(a) A veil.
(b) A ride on dolphins.
(c) A magic sail.
(d) A raft.

2. What advice does Agamemnon give to Odysseus regarding women in Book 11?
(a) Always be gentle with your wife.
(b) Send your treasures ahead of yourself after so long an absence.
(c) Hide your ship and surprise her with your return.
(d) Tell a part and let a part be hid.

3. What does Aeolus give Odysseus in Book 10?
(a) A talent of gold.
(b) A nine year ox.
(c) A sack holding the winds.
(d) A warning.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Odysseus appear after his bath in Book 6?

2. When sadness grips the feasting in her hall, causing Menelaus and his visitors to cry in remembrance of friends lost in Troy, what does Helen do to the wine?

3. What does Mentes tell Telemachus in Book 1 that he must do?

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

5. How long have the suitors been coming to Odysseus' home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Nestor, King of Pylos.

2. Is the punishment of the slave maids in Book 22 just and reasonable?

3. What is interesting in Penelope's appearance to the suitors after the boxing match between Odysseus and Irus?

4. What makes Eumaeus a loyal servant and friend?

5. What causes Odysseus' crew to open Aeolus' gift?

6. How does Calypso feel about releasing Odysseus?

7. Why does Circe help Odysseus in Book 10?

8. Describe the suitors' reaction to Telemachus calling a meeting of the assembly in Book 1.

9. What relationship do the Phaecians have with the gods?

10. What does the story of Ares and Aphrodite teach?

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