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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Calypso find Odysseus to tell him the news of his ordered release in Book 5?
(a) He's out in the forest building a hut.
(b) He's crying on the beach.
(c) He's swimming.
(d) He's in her grotto asleep.

2. In whose grove of poplar trees is Odysseus told to wait before approaching the palace in Book 6?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Athene.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Aphrodite.

3. Where is Odysseus at the beginning of the poem?
(a) Taphos.
(b) Pylos.
(c) Ogygia.
(d) Ithaca.

4. What does Aeolus give Odysseus in Book 10?
(a) A nine year ox.
(b) A sack holding the winds.
(c) A warning.
(d) A talent of gold.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is happening in Lacedaemon when Telemachus arrives?

2. When does the magic cloud disperse from Odysseus?

3. Who interrupts Phemius' sad song of the Achaeans in Book 1?

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

5. How many days does it take Odysseus to make his preparations and finally leave Ogygia?

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