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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After his battle with Poseidon in Book 5, where does Odysseus find shelter in the land on which he has just arrived?
(a) He goes into the woods and finds a couple of shrubs to provide shelter and comfort.
(b) He decides to go into the hills to find a cave.
(c) He creates a makeshift shelter with nearby debris.
(d) A man approaches and shows him a place used by hunters.

3. Having left Ogygia and survived Poseidon's attack, what is Odysseus' new problem, now that he spots land?
(a) The coast is a bluff and jagged reefs.
(b) The sea is deep as it ends abruptly on the steep bluff.
(c) There is no safe harbor.
(d) All answers are correct.

4. In Book 5, who orders Odysseus' release from Calypso?
(a) Hermes.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Athene.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As a result of the meeting of the assembly in Book 2, what do the suitors decide to do?

2. In whose grove of poplar trees is Odysseus told to wait before approaching the palace in Book 6?

3. Which of his six remaining sons does Nestor send with Telemachus in Book 3?

4. In what state do the Nausicaa's women, who are playing a game while waiting for the clothes to dry, find the sheltering Odysseus?

5. Which god(dess) visits Telemachus at the beginning of the poem?

(see the answer key)

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