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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Nausicaa, to whom should Odysseus first appeal when he gets to the court in Book 6?
(a) Nausicaa's mother.
(b) One of the servants.
(c) Nausicaa's oldest brother.
(d) Nausicaa's father.

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

3. With whom was Eumaeus raised?
(a) Laertes.
(b) Ctimene.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Telemachus.

4. According to Halitherses in Book 2, how long will Odysseus be gone before he returns to his friends and family?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Eighteen years.
(d) Seven years.

5. How does the shepherd from the mainland treat Odysseus the beggar when he first meets him at the palace courtyard?
(a) He greets him.
(b) He ignores him completely.
(c) He treats the beggar rudely.
(d) He shows the beggar honor and respect.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Telemachus skeptical that he and Odysseus can handle the suitors without help?

2. What is the subject of Demodocus' first song at Alcinous' feast in Book 8?

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

4. Which word best describes Odysseus' initial reaction when Calypso offers to help him in Book 5?

5. Why, despite taking an oath, does Odysseus' crew slay some cattle of the Sun?

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