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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Athena speak to Nausicaa in her dreams?
(a) She wants to tell Nausicaa that she hasn't been a good daughter or sister since she hasn't washed the clothes.
(b) She wants others to know that Nausicaa has a connection with the immortals.
(c) She wants Nausicaa to discover Odysseus.
(d) She wants Nausicaa to prepare for her upcoming marriage.

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

3. What is unique about Demodocus the bard?
(a) He can play a tune he's heard only once.
(b) He is blind but gifted with delightful song.
(c) He is a son of a Muse.
(d) He is completely deaf.

4. In Book 11, who is first to visit Odysseus from the dead?
(a) Persephone.
(b) Anticleia.
(c) Teiresias.
(d) Elpenor.

5. What is Nestor doing when Telemachus arrives in Pylos?
(a) He is holding a feast in honor of Poseidon.
(b) He is holding a feast in honor of Zeus.
(c) He is holding a feast in honor of Hermes.
(d) He is holding a feast in honor of Athene.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Eumaeus want the old man to tell him tales of his master?

2. To which goddess does Odysseus compare Nausicaa in Book 6?

3. In which contest in Book 8 does Odysseus first outstrip all others?

4. By what type of people did the Phaecians once live?

5. Why does Nausicaa go to the river in Book 6?

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