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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Nausicaa's greatest concern for the trip back to her father's house from the river?
(a) She's worried about her reputation.
(b) She's worried that Odysseus isn't strong enough to make it.
(c) She's worried that Odysseus will get lost.
(d) She's worried that Odysseus will act immodestly, causing her shame.

2. When sadness grips the feasting in her hall, causing Menelaus and his visitors to cry in remembrance of friends lost in Troy, what does Helen do to the wine?
(a) She adds a drug.
(b) She pours it for the men.
(c) She adds herbs to sweeten it.
(d) She warms it.

3. Who led the group which wanted to leave Troy immediately after the war?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Nestor.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Ajax.

4. What does Menelaus give to Telemachus when Telemachus politely refuses his other gifts?
(a) A goodly cup.
(b) A polished car.
(c) A well-wrought silver bowl.
(d) Soldiers with which to vanquish the suitors.

5. 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 took her maid as a hostage to flee Troy.
(c) The day Odysseus got into the city in a beggar's disguise without suspicion.
(d) The day Odysseus brought her from Priam's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times has the meeting of the assembly occurred since Odysseus left?

2. Why were Menelaus and his ships stuck for 20 days?

3. When captured by Menelaus, who had been stuck for 20 days, what did this being reveal to him to get his freedom?

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

5. Who gets Telemachus' supplies of wine and barley for his quest?

(see the answer key)

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