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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps Telemachus procure a ship and crew to begin his quest?
(a) Athene.
(b) Laertes.
(c) Mentor.
(d) Halitherses.

2. What announcement does Telemachus make to the suitors of his hall in Book 1?
(a) He's going to go on a trip.
(b) He's going to call a meeting of the assembly and formally ask the suitors to leave.
(c) His father is alive.
(d) He's been visited by the goddess Athena, and they should change their ways.

3. In Book 3, Nestor pledges to sacrifice a gold-tipped _______________ in Athene's honor.
(a) Bull.
(b) Osprey.
(c) Heifer.
(d) Spear.

4. During this assembly, who does Antinous blame for Telemachus' problem?
(a) The gods.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Telemachus.
(d) Odysseus.

5. Which of his six remaining sons does Nestor send with Telemachus in Book 3?
(a) Peisistratus.
(b) Perseus.
(c) Thrasymedes.
(d) Arteus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who led the group which wanted to leave Troy immediately after the war?

2. Athene instructs Nestor to help Telemachus on the next leg of his journey. What does he supply?

3. Why was Menelaus late returning from Troy?

4. In Book 4, Helen and Menelaus tell tales of Odysseus' exploits in Troy. What story does Helen tell?

5. Where is Odysseus at the beginning of the poem?

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