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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is special about the cattle and flocks of the Sun?
(a) They are used for special feasts of the gods.
(b) They are tended by the gods themselves.
(c) They are there for the wanderer to use.
(d) They never die or have young.

2. To which goddess does Odysseus compare Nausicaa in Book 6?
(a) Calypso.
(b) Athena.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Aphrodite.

3. Why does Nausicaa go to the river in Book 6?
(a) She wants to enjoy the day with her maids, playing ball.
(b) She needs to bathe.
(c) She wants to find a husband.
(d) She needs to do the wash for her family.

4. What color yarn does Nausicaa's mother spin?
(a) Sky blue.
(b) Meadow green.
(c) Sea purple.
(d) Sun-drenched gold.

5. In Chapter 12, with his ship destroyed, Odysseus drifts until he reaches _____________.
(a) Scheria.
(b) Hades.
(c) Aeaea.
(d) Ogygia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state do the Nausicaa's women, who are playing a game while waiting for the clothes to dry, find the sheltering Odysseus?

2. What will the winner of the beggars' fight in Book 18 get from the suitors?

3. Which suitor has a "bad feeling" after Odysseus the beggar tries to warn him of impending danger in Book 18?

4. What makes Irus nervous about his fight with Odysseus the beggar?

5. What advice does Circe give Odysseus regarding Scylla and Charybdis?

(see the answer key)

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