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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time of day do Odysseus and the Phaecians set sail in Book 13?
(a) It doesn't say.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Noon.
(d) Dusk.

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

3. Who throws an ox-hoof at Odysseus the beggar?
(a) Ctesippus.
(b) Eurymachus.
(c) Amphinimous.
(d) Antinous.

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

5. 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 coldly questions him.
(d) She ignores him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Since Telemachus dismissed the serving women, how is he able to move the armor in the dark in Book 19?

2. How does Penelope initially react to Eurycleia's news about Odysseus and the suitors?

3. Where is Telemachus supposed to put all the fighting gear that lies about Odysseus' hall?

4. What does Odysseus do during the voyage home in Book 13?

5. What gift does Menelaus give to Telemachus as they part company in Book 15?

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