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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which reveler refuses to give anything to Odysseus the beggar, who has come to witness his first feast?
(a) Antinous.
(b) Eurymachus.
(c) Medon.
(d) Melanthius.

2. Why doesn't the other Cyclops help Polyphemus in Book 9?
(a) They couldn't get past the boulder guarding the opening of his cave.
(b) He never helps anyone else.
(c) He always screams, so they didn't believe him.
(d) Polyphemus said "No man is murdering me."

3. Where did Nestor last see Odysseus?
(a) Psyria.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Troy.
(d) Tendos.

4. While Telemachus is in Lycaedaemon, what plan do the suitors devise to punish Telemachus for leaving?
(a) To discredit him in Ithaca.
(b) To steal all his goods.
(c) To kill him on the open sea.
(d) To take Penelope away.

5. What is Penelope's reaction when she sees Odysseus for the first time after the slaughter of the suitors?
(a) She cries and falls into his arms.
(b) She coldly questions him.
(c) She looks at him with little reaction.
(d) She ignores him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Odysseus the beggar say he wants the bow after the suitors have all tried to use it?

2. When sadness grips the feasting in her hall, causing Menelaus and his visitors to cry in remembrance of friends lost in Troy, what does Helen do to the wine?

3. How do the suitors view the fight between the two beggars in Book 18?

4. What does Circe turn Odysseus' crew into in Book 10?

5. How does Penelope test the truth of Odysseus the beggar's story regarding Odysseus?

(see the answer key)

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