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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) He is wearing Ino's veil.
(b) He is completely naked.
(c) He is wearing the clothes that Calypso gave him, but they're a little ragged.
(d) He is covered in the sail from his raft.

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

3. What form does Athena take to guide Odysseus to Alcinous' palace?
(a) A young page.
(b) A blind old man.
(c) A servant of the house.
(d) A young girl.

4. In Book 4, Helen and Menelaus tell tales of Odysseus' exploits in Troy. What story does Helen tell?
(a) The day Odysseus took her maid as a hostage to flee Troy.
(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 built the Trojan horse.

5. In Book 7, why does Athena cloak Odysseus in clouds on his walk to the palace?
(a) Phaecians don't like strangers.
(b) She doesn't want Odysseus to get distracted.
(c) Phaecians are so friendly that he might be offered hospitality before he reaches Alcinous' palace.
(d) She doesn't want her uncle, Poseidon, to see that Odysseus has landed safely.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color yarn does Nausicaa's mother spin?

3. While Telemachus is in Lycaedaemon, what plan do the suitors devise to punish Telemachus for leaving?

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

5. What sign is witnessed by the entire assembly when Telemachus calls upon Zeus for justice in Book 2?

(see the answer key)

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