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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once Odysseus realizes he's in Ithaca, what does Athene advise him to do?
(a) Send a secret message to Penelope.
(b) Reveal himself to his loyal swineherd.
(c) Hide his goods in a corner of the nearby cave.
(d) Disguise himself and see the suitors.

2. Why are there so few boars among Odysseus' swine in Book 14?
(a) You only need a few to maintain the numbers.
(b) The suitors use them for hunting games.
(c) The suitors feast upon them.
(d) They keep running off.

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

4. What ultimately exposes Odysseus' identity to Penelope?
(a) He shows her the secret chamber.
(b) They have a secret code which they aggreed on before he left.
(c) His bed.
(d) His scar.

5. What does Theoclymenus tell Penelope about the omen of the birds?
(a) He says that Odysseus will be home soon.
(b) He says that Odysseus is already there, biding his time.
(c) He says that Odysseus is in the hall now, amongst the suitors.
(d) He says that Odysseus won't make it home.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book 24, In the halls of the dead, what were the heroes' shades discussing?

2. When Odysseus is on land after his voyage from Scheria, why doesn't he know where he is?

3. At his first feast in his own house, who throws a stool at Odysseus the beggar?

4. After the first suitor fails to string the bow, what does he recommend?

5. Where is Odysseus going in the morning in Book 23, the day after the battle with the suitors?

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