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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Book 13, what else does Alcinous decide to give Odysseus once his tale is over?
(a) A cauldron and a large tripod.
(b) Some cattle.
(c) More gold.
(d) More garments.

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

3. By what type of people did the Phaecians once live?
(a) Barbarians.
(b) Cyclops.
(c) Pirates.
(d) Giants.

4. Why was Menelaus late returning from Troy?
(a) All of the answers are correct.
(b) They were pirating.
(c) They endured rough seas and wind.
(d) His pilot died.

5. When sadness grips the feasting in her hall, causing Menelaus and his visitors to cry in remembrance of friends lost in Troy, what does Helen do to the wine?
(a) She warms it.
(b) She adds herbs to sweeten it.
(c) She adds a drug.
(d) She pours it for the men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color yarn does Nausicaa's mother spin?

2. What is the purpose of Telemachus' quest?

3. According to Halitherses in Book 2, how long will Odysseus be gone before he returns to his friends and family?

4. How does Athene disguise Odysseus on Ithaca?

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

(see the answer key)

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