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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Odysseus find sleep difficult in his home in Book 20?
(a) With the old body that Athene has given, he has many aches and pains.
(b) He wishes to be in his marriage bed.
(c) He picked an uncomfortable spot to keep up his rouse.
(d) He's wondering how he is going to slay the suitors alone.

2. Where is Telemachus going during this journey?
(a) Sparta and Taphos.
(b) Sparta and Pylos.
(c) Pylos and Ephryra.
(d) Ephyra and Crete.

3. What advice does Agamemnon give to Odysseus regarding women in Book 11?
(a) Hide your ship and surprise her with your return.
(b) Always be gentle with your wife.
(c) Send your treasures ahead of yourself after so long an absence.
(d) Tell a part and let a part be hid.

4. Who went disguised as a page in Book 8 throughout the town, encouraging people to hear about the stranger?
(a) Alcinous.
(b) Athene.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Pontonous.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Telemachus skeptical that he and Odysseus can handle the suitors without help?

2. How do the suitors view the fight between the two beggars in Book 18?

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

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

5. In order to tell Telemachus of Odysseus' fate, where does Menelaus' tale begin?

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