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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times has the meeting of the assembly occurred since Odysseus left?
(a) Ten times.
(b) Once.
(c) It doesn't say.
(d) Five times.

2. How does Eurylochus react when Odysseus tells his crew to follow him to Circe's house?
(a) He tells the others that Circe will be kind if Odysseus is there.
(b) He tells the others it was Odysseus' fault that the others have perished, and that Odysseus is reckless.
(c) He tells the others to trust Odysseus.
(d) He tells the others it's a trap.

3. Which god(dess) visits Telemachus at the beginning of the poem?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Kronos.
(d) Athene.

4. Who first notices Odysseus' clothes in Alcinous' house?
(a) Arete.
(b) Laodamas.
(c) Alcinous.
(d) Nausicaa.

5. How does Eumaeus describe the suitors actions?
(a) Ignorant.
(b) Selfish.
(c) Lawless.
(d) Immature.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Theoclymenus tell Penelope about the omen of the birds?

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

4. With whom was Eumaeus raised?

5. At his first feast in his own house, who throws a stool at Odysseus the beggar?

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