The Odyssey Book VI Quiz

Who is Nausikaa the daughter of?

• Antínoös

• Aegisthus

• Eteóneus

• Kalypso

Who tells Nausikaa to go to the river?

• Ino

• Telémakhos

• Athena

• Hermes

Why does Nausikaa go to the river to wash linens?

• To help her maids wash up

• To be clean and seem more appeasing to suitors

• To laze around

• To have a girls day

Why does Nausikaa help Odysseus to be clean and go into town?

• Athena made Odysseus appear desirable; Nausikaa harbored a crush

• So he would leave her alone to continue to be with her maidens

• Because she was ordered by her father

• Because she wanted to trick him and use him later

Who is the best person in town for Odysseus to ask for further help from?

• Antínoös

• Nausikaa

• Athena

• Arete

Odysseus prays to which god at the end of book VI?

• Poseidon

• Zeus

• Athena

• Artemis

What form did Athena take in Nausikaa's dream?

• Her father

• Her mother

• Her close friend

• Her dog

Is Dawn mentioned in book VI

• Yes

• No

What is Odysseus compared to when he wakes up by the river?

• mountain lion

• An eagle

• A goat

• Shipmens daughter

What does Limpid mean?

• free of anything that lightens; completely dark

• pathetic

• free of anything that darkens; completely clear

• extremely sweet