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Directions: Choose the best answer for each question. Each question is worth 1 point. Total: 10 points.
1. How does Odysseus finally arrive back in Ithaca at the beginning of Book 13?
A. The Phaeacians carry him there while he sleeps and leave him on shore with his gifts.
B. He swims to Ithaca alone after his raft breaks apart.
C. Poseidon carries him there after ending his anger.
D. Athena transports him directly from Phaeacia to his palace.
2. What does Poseidon do to the Phaeacian ship after it has carried Odysseus home?
A. He drives it back to Ithaca with a storm.
B. He turns it to stone near the Phaeacian shore.
C. He sinks it with all of its crew at sea.
D. He sends it to Troy instead of Phaeacia.
3. Why does Athena change Odysseus's appearance after he wakes in Ithaca?
A. To make Penelope recognize him immediately
B. To help him enter a Phaeacian athletic contest
C. To conceal his identity while he prepares to deal with the suitors
D. To convince Telemachus that Odysseus is dead
4. How does Eumaeus treat the disguised Odysseus when he arrives at the swineherd's farm?
A. He welcomes him, gives him food and shelter, and speaks loyally of his absent master.
B. He recognizes him immediately and calls Penelope to the farm.
C. He refuses to admit a stranger because the suitors have threatened him.
D. He sends him at once to the palace to ask the suitors for food.
5. How does Eumaeus respond when the disguised Odysseus assures him that Odysseus will return?
A. He immediately goes to Ithaca to announce the news.
B. He does not believe the claim, although he continues to treat the stranger kindly.
C. He accuses the stranger of being one of the suitors.
D. He asks the stranger to leave and never return.
6. What danger does Athena warn Telemachus about when she urges him to return to Ithaca?
A. Menelaus plans to keep him in Sparta permanently.
B. Poseidon has ordered the Phaeacians to capture him.
C. The suitors are waiting in ambush to kill him.
D. Circe has sent a spell to prevent his return.
7. Where does Telemachus go after he lands safely in Ithaca instead of returning directly to the palace?
A. To Laertes's house
B. To Eumaeus's farmyard
C. To the temple of Apollo
D. To the Phaeacian harbor
8. What message does Telemachus ask Eumaeus to take to Penelope in Book 16?
A. That Telemachus has returned safely from his journey
B. That Penelope should leave Ithaca immediately
C. That Menelaus is coming to fight the suitors
D. That Odysseus has publicly entered the palace
9. How does Telemachus learn that the stranger in Eumaeus's hut is really his father?
A. Eumaeus recognizes Odysseus and tells Telemachus.
B. Penelope sends a message identifying the stranger.
C. Athena changes Odysseus's appearance, and Odysseus reveals himself to his son.
D. Telemachus recognizes Odysseus by the bow he is carrying.
10. As Odysseus and Telemachus plan how to deal with the suitors, what does Odysseus instruct Telemachus to do?
A. Challenge Antinous to single combat in the assembly.
B. Hide the weapons and keep Odysseus's identity secret while they prepare.
C. Sail back to Sparta and ask Menelaus for an army.
D. Tell all the servants that Odysseus has returned.
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