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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Eurycleia recognize Odysseus the beggar as Odysseus in Book 19?
(a) She recognizes his style of speech.
(b) She recognizes his voice.
(c) She notices his birthmark.
(d) She feels his scar when when she washes his feet.

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

3. Why does Athena speak to Nausicaa in her dreams?
(a) She wants to tell Nausicaa that she hasn't been a good daughter or sister since she hasn't washed the clothes.
(b) She wants Nausicaa to discover Odysseus.
(c) She wants Nausicaa to prepare for her upcoming marriage.
(d) She wants others to know that Nausicaa has a connection with the immortals.

4. Who killed Aegisthus for the murder of Agamemnon?
(a) Nestor.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Atreus.
(d) Menelaus.

5. With which hero did Odysseus first speak in Hades?
(a) Hercules.
(b) Ajax.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Achilles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, with his ship destroyed, Odysseus drifts until he reaches _____________.

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

3. Which reveler refuses to give anything to Odysseus the beggar, who has come to witness his first feast?

4. To which goddess does Odysseus compare Nausicaa in Book 6?

5. What time of day do Odysseus and the Phaecians set sail in Book 13?

(see the answer key)

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