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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. How does Eumaeus greet Telemachus upon his return in Book 16?
(a) Like a father to a long lost son.
(b) Like an employee who loves his boss.
(c) Like a brother.
(d) Like a mentor to a prodigy.

4. In Book 1, who seeks to punish Odysseus interminably?
(a) Hermes.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Athene.

5. What does Ino give Odysseus to save his life when he loses his raft to Poseidon?
(a) A raft.
(b) A magic sail.
(c) A ride on dolphins.
(d) A veil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Athena speak to Nausicaa in her dreams?

2. What does Nestor tell Telemachus about his relationship with Odysseus?

3. As Odysseus tells Eumaeus his story in Book 14, how does he say he earns a living and makes a name for himself?

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

5. In Book 19, what does Odysseus the beggar tell Penelope has kept Odysseus away so long?

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