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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Menelaus give to Telemachus when Telemachus politely refuses his other gifts?
(a) Soldiers with which to vanquish the suitors.
(b) A well-wrought silver bowl.
(c) A polished car.
(d) A goodly cup.

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

4. What does Mentes tell Telemachus in Book 1 that he must do?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) Make Penelope decide about marriage.
(c) Go on a quest.
(d) Thrust the suitors from the house.

5. What does the first spirit to visit Odysseus in Hades ask him to do?
(a) Go back to Aeaea and observe his funeral rites.
(b) Make more sacrifices at each place he stops.
(c) Take care of his father, Laertes.
(d) Kill one of his men because the gods detest him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When captured by Menelaus, who had been stuck for 20 days, what did this being reveal to him to get his freedom?

2. Where does Calypso find Odysseus to tell him the news of his ordered release in Book 5?

3. What does Odysseus do during the voyage home in Book 13?

4. During this assembly, who does Antinous blame for Telemachus' problem?

5. According to Book 13, what else does Alcinous decide to give Odysseus once his tale is over?

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