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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Among the suitors, who tried to use the bow first?
(a) Peisander.
(b) Eurymachus.
(c) Antinous.
(d) Leiodes.

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

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

4. What does Menelaus first reveal regarding Odysseus when Telemachus tells Menelaus who he is and the purpose of his visit?
(a) He would have given Odysseus a city upon his return from Troy.
(b) Odysseus is not worth anyone's tears.
(c) Odysseus' problems are his own.
(d) Telemachus looks nothing like his father.

5. Who tells Telemachus that it's time for him to behave like a man, not a child?
(a) Antinous.
(b) Laertes.
(c) Mentes.
(d) Penelope.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What caused Telemachus to disband the feast after the fight of Irus and Odysseus the beggar?

3. In Book 23, now that the fight with the suitors is over, what does Odysseus tell Telemachus to do?

4. In addition to offering advice, what else does Mentes from Taphos give to Telemachus?

5. Why did Odysseus and Ajax fight?

(see the answer key)

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