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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom was Eumaeus raised?
(a) Telemachus.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Laertes.
(d) Ctimene.

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

3. To whom does Odysseus pray while in the meadow awaiting the appropriate time to arrive at the palace in Book 6?
(a) Athene.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Poseidon.

4. How does Penelope test the truth of Odysseus the beggar's story regarding Odysseus?
(a) She asks him to describe Odysseus' clothing, his person, and his companions.
(b) She asked the beggar at which games Odysseus excelled.
(c) She asks him the month and year he visited with Odysseus.
(d) She asked what Odysseus' ship looked like.

5. What is happening in Lacedaemon when Telemachus arrives?
(a) Menelaus is celebrating the marriage of his daughter.
(b) Menelaus and his household are holding a feast in honor of the gods.
(c) Menelaus is holding a funeral rite for his brother.
(d) Menelaus is celebrating a double marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Book 4, who did Menelaus capture?

2. Why did Odysseus and Ajax fight?

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

4. Where did Nestor last see Odysseus?

5. Who interprets the sign of the eagle and the goose as Telemachus and Peisistratus are leaving Lacedaemon?

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