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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 Book 4, who did Menelaus capture?
(a) Proteus.
(b) Eidothea.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Athena.

2. When does the magic cloud disperse from Odysseus?
(a) While he stares at the abundant garden.
(b) Before he gets to the castle.
(c) When he throws his arms around Arete's knees.
(d) When he enters the castle.

3. Penelope learns about the suitors' plan for Telemachus from a page, but what does she learn from her sister's phantom?
(a) Telemachus isn't coming back.
(b) Telemachus is bringing an army.
(c) Telemachus is wise beyond his years.
(d) Telemachus is guided by Athene.

4. What sign is witnessed by the entire assembly when Telemachus calls upon Zeus for justice in Book 2?
(a) Lightning strikes a tree.
(b) A woman screams and wails.
(c) Two eagles fly overhead.
(d) Flames burst out in the center of the meeting.

5. How does Athene reveal herself to the men gathered at Nestor's palace?
(a) She transforms into a heifer before their eyes.
(b) She transforms into a horse before their eyes.
(c) She transforms into an osprey before their eyes.
(d) She transforms into mist before their eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who throws an ox-hoof at Odysseus the beggar?

2. By what type of people did the Phaecians once live?

3. How does Penelope keep from marrying one of the suitors?

4. What makes Irus nervous about his fight with Odysseus the beggar?

5. What does Poseidon call to disrupt Odysseus' easy passage to Phaecia?

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