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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who killed Aegisthus for the murder of Agamemnon?
(a) Atreus.
(b) Nestor.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Orestes.

2. What does Menelaus first reveal regarding Odysseus when Telemachus tells Menelaus who he is and the purpose of his visit?
(a) He would have given Odysseus a city upon his return from Troy.
(b) Odysseus is not worth anyone's tears.
(c) Telemachus looks nothing like his father.
(d) Odysseus' problems are his own.

3. In Book 4, Helen and Menelaus tell tales of Odysseus' exploits in Troy. What story does Helen tell?
(a) The day Odysseus built the Trojan horse.
(b) The day Odysseus got into the city in a beggar's disguise without suspicion.
(c) The day Odysseus brought her from Priam's house.
(d) The day Odysseus took her maid as a hostage to flee Troy.

4. How long have the suitors been coming to Odysseus' home?
(a) Four years.
(b) More than three years.
(c) A couple of years.
(d) Six years.

5. Where did Nestor last see Odysseus?
(a) Troy.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Psyria.
(d) Tendos.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Telemachus stay when Nestor's feast is over?

2. Who helps Telemachus procure a ship and crew to begin his quest?

3. In whose grove of poplar trees is Odysseus told to wait before approaching the palace in Book 6?

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

5. How does Athene reveal herself to the men gathered at Nestor's palace?

(see the answer key)

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