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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book 6, what instructions does Nausicaa give her maids regarding Odysseus?
(a) They are to run to get the men for protection.
(b) They are to wash his clothes too.
(c) They are to give him food and drink and bathe him.
(d) They are to keep away from this stranger.

2. According to Nestor, who wanted the Achaeans to suffer on the way home from Troy?
(a) Athene.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Kronos.
(d) Zeus.

3. With which hero did Odysseus first speak in Hades?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Ajax.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Agamemnon.

4. Athene instructs Nestor to help Telemachus on the next leg of his journey. What does he supply?
(a) Nestor gives Telemachus supplies and a guide.
(b) Nestor gives Telemachus another ship and one of his sons.
(c) Nestor gives Telemachus treasure, a map and one of his sons.
(d) Nestor gives Telemachus horses and one of his sons.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Eumaeus describe the suitors actions?

2. According to Nausicaa, to whom should Odysseus first appeal when he gets to the court in Book 6?

3. What is Nausicaa's greatest concern for the trip back to her father's house from the river?

4. How many youths are chosen for the black ship that Alcinous will provide Odysseus?

5. Who led the group which wanted to leave Troy immediately after the war?

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