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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Telemachus going during this journey?
(a) Sparta and Pylos.
(b) Ephyra and Crete.
(c) Pylos and Ephryra.
(d) Sparta and Taphos.

2. Calypso gives Odysseus many things to help him on his way including supplies for making his ship, provisions for his journey, and a(n) _____________.
(a) Enchanted sail.
(b) Rudder.
(c) Gentle breeze.
(d) Oarsmen.

3. What is the subject of Demodocus' first song at Alcinous' feast in Book 8?
(a) The famous quarrel between Odysseus and Achilles.
(b) The deeds and misdeeds of the gods.
(c) The end of the Trojan war.
(d) The tragic end of Agamemnon.

4. In whose grove of poplar trees is Odysseus told to wait before approaching the palace in Book 6?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Athene.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Aphrodite.

5. Why doesn't Eumaeus want the old man to tell him tales of his master?
(a) Many travelers will tell tales for food and clothing.
(b) It doesn't look like he has the means to travel.
(c) He's been told not to speak Odysseus' name.
(d) He's convinced Odysseus is dead.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Floating with the aid of Ino and safe from Poseidon in Book 5, how does Odysseus make it to dry land when he first sees it?

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

4. What does Menelaus first reveal regarding Odysseus when Telemachus tells Menelaus who he is and the purpose of his visit?

5. Where is Odysseus going in the morning in Book 23, the day after the battle with the suitors?

(see the answer key)

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