This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Tears sprang in her eyes, she rushed straight to the prince as the other maids of great Odysseus flocked around him ..... " A) Helen. B) Athena. C) Circe. D) Eurycleia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eurycleia. 2. A short stay in a place, like on a business trip or vacation. A) Rampart. B) Sojourn. C) Nape. D) Bane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sojourn. 3. Which vocabulary word matches the following definition:shout loudly and insistently. A) Cavernous. B) Agape. C) Amphora. D) Clamored. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clamored. 4. To show something that was hidden able to be seen. A) Revolution. B) Reveal. C) Rebel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reveal. 5. What is Telemachus advised to do by Athena? A) Stay at home and rule Ithaca. B) Go on a journey to find his father. C) Join the suitors. D) Marry Penelope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go on a journey to find his father. 6. To walk in an unsteady way ..... A) Stroll. B) Stagger. C) Skip. D) Sprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stagger. 7. The author of The Odyssey, even though he was blind. A) Joshua. B) James I. C) Homer. D) Oligarch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homer. 8. Penelope says this to Odysseus: "I armed myselflong ago against the frauds of men, impostors who might come-and all those manywhose underhanded ways bring evil on! ..... " What is she explaining to her husband? A) Why she let the suitors into her home. B) Why she felt the need to test him. C) Why she remained faithful to him. D) Why she chose to let him sleep alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Why she felt the need to test him. 9. Based on the men's reaction to eating the lotus flowers, which of the following is most likely true about the flowers. A) They have a bitter taste and make you sick. B) They are very rare and hard to find. C) They are beautiful and cause a pleasant reaction. D) They are tasty and quickly satisfy a person's hunger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are beautiful and cause a pleasant reaction. 10. Who casts a shield over the suitors, letting them know their death was going to happen? A) Athena. B) Zeus. C) Apollo. D) Poseidon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Athena. 11. Ravi, a kind young man in his early twenties is an example of ..... A) Character. B) Poetry. C) Setting. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Character. 12. How does Nestor feel about Odysseus A) He thinks he is a coward. B) He sees him as weak. C) He hates him. D) He respects him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He respects him. 13. Where did Odysseus and his men go after leaving Circe's island? A) The island where Aeolus lived. B) The island of Hades. C) The island of the Laestrygonians. D) The island of Persephone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The island where Aeolus lived. 14. Tormented; harassed A) Beguiling. B) Harried. C) Aloof. D) Contemptible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harried. 15. To stop something from happening, or to oppose successfully. A) Devise. B) Haste. C) Diminish. D) Suitor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diminish. 16. True or False? A theme of The Odyssey might be family is most important. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. "As they ate, she walked round the table-round the backs of their chars. She carried a willow wand, plaited liker her hair, and as she passed each man, she knocked him about the head with it-gently, as if she were teasing." Which character's actions are listed in this direct quote? A) Calypso. B) Penelope. C) Circe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Circe. 18. Odysseus's journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War lasted how many years? A) 10. B) 5. C) 2. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10. 19. What gift does Telemachus accept from Menelaus? A) Goats. B) A chariot and team of horses. C) A silver mixing-bowl finished with a lip of gold. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A silver mixing-bowl finished with a lip of gold. 20. To cause harm in a way that is gradual or not easily noticed. A) Committee. B) Mumble. C) Insidious. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insidious. 21. Which three goddesses argued over the golden apple? A) Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite. B) Athena, Helen, Hera. C) Aphrodite, Artemis, Apollo. D) Demeter, Ares and Hermes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite. 22. Think about what happens when the suitors realize the beggar is Odysseus.Which of these inferences about Eurymachus is best supported by the text? A) Eurymachus and the other suitors believe that a beggar has killed Antinous. B) Eurymachus knows he and the other suitors will defeat Odysseus. C) Eurymachus tries to talk his way out of the situation. D) Eurymachus knows that escape is futile and is resigned to death. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eurymachus tries to talk his way out of the situation. 23. Who disguises Odysseus as an old beggar? A) Athena. B) Zeus. C) Eumaeus. D) Phaeacians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Athena. 24. Who is Demodocus? A) He is a fast runner who races. B) He is the god of the sea. C) He is a blind poet who sings. D) He is a skilled boxer who wins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is a blind poet who sings. 25. What animal does Circe turn Odysseus's men into? A) Pig. B) Sheep. C) Bird. D) Cattle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pig. 26. ..... is often an epic hero's greatest character flaw, and they must learn ..... during their journey. A) Selfishness, selflessness. B) Impatience, patience. C) Anger, peace. D) Pride, humility. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pride, humility. 27. Who did Odysseus strike with a spear in a close fight? A) Pisander. B) Eurydamus. C) Leiodes. D) Leocritus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leiodes. 28. Look on page 13, how did the Greeks trick their way into Troy? A) They pretended to be nice. B) They snuck in inside of a horse. C) They walked through the city gates. D) The gods helped them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They snuck in inside of a horse. 29. Which universal theme can be drawn from the response of Odysseus and his men to the storm? A) Acting foolishly leads to mistakes. B) Never give up in the face of a difficulty. C) If you wait patiently trouble will pass. D) To overcome challenges plan ahead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Never give up in the face of a difficulty. 30. What is the purpose of the myth of Hades and Persephone? A) To explain why the seasons change and why the harvest isn't good during the fall and winter. B) To explain why people shouldn't kidnap other people just because they find them attractive. C) To warn people not to eat pomegranates. D) To explain the origin of maple syrup. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To explain why the seasons change and why the harvest isn't good during the fall and winter. 31. Greek gods are all powerful A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 32. What happens to the men who eat the Lotus? A) They become forgetful and lose the desire to go home. B) They are poisoned and die. C) They gain superhuman strength. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They become forgetful and lose the desire to go home. 33. What is NOT part of Mentes' plan for Telemachus? A) Get rid of the Suitors. B) Call the islanders to assembly. C) Kill the suitors and their families immediately. D) Invoke the gods. E) Take a ship with 20 oars and go abroad for news of Odysseus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kill the suitors and their families immediately. 34. The Illiad is about ..... A) The revenge of the warrior Achilles. B) The 10 year Trojan War. C) The wrath of the sea god Poseiden. D) The love affair of Odysseus and Penelope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The 10 year Trojan War. 35. Which of the following is a theme of the Odyssey? A) The value of time with family. B) When determined, Odysseus can conquer the world. C) Death can unite a kingdom. D) Do not trust anyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When determined, Odysseus can conquer the world. 36. Penelope staying true to her husband and not marrying any of the suitors symbolizes the value(s) of ..... A) Loyalty and true love. B) Patience. C) Blind trust. D) Honesty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loyalty and true love. 37. What did the Phaeacians promise to do for Odysseus when they dropped him off at Ithaca? A) They promised to hand him over to his enemies. B) They promised to leave him stranded on the island. C) They promised to give him a large amount of treasure and ensure his safe return to Ithaca. D) They promised to steal all his treasure and belongings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They promised to give him a large amount of treasure and ensure his safe return to Ithaca. 38. Some characteristics of an epic hero are ..... A) Physical strength, bravery, high birth, fame, leadership skills. B) Immortal and descendant from the gods. C) Extremely brave and never backs down from a fight. D) Extremely famous for defeating all his enemies and always keeping his men alive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physical strength, bravery, high birth, fame, leadership skills. 39. What is another term for The Hero's Journey? A) Monomyth. B) Archetype. C) Extended metaphor. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monomyth. 40. Why does Odysseus blind Cyclops rather than kill him in his sleep? A) He needs Cyclops to move the stone that blocks the cave's entrance. B) He has compassion for the foolish Cyclops. C) He lacks the physical strength to kill the giant. D) He knows Poseidon will curse him if he kills the Cyclops. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He needs Cyclops to move the stone that blocks the cave's entrance. 41. What physical disability did Homer have? A) Deaf. B) Had no hands. C) Blind. D) Could not walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blind. 42. Quarrelsome, inclined to argue A) The gold. B) Quiver. C) Contentious. D) Indignant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contentious. 43. What monsters will Odysseus and his men encounter first, according to Circe? A) Sirens. B) Shades. C) Scylla. D) Charybdis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sirens. 44. What did Penelope offer to give the stranger if he could string the bow? A) A horse and chariot. B) A magical potion. C) A golden crown. D) A cloak and shirt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A cloak and shirt. 45. Part 1 of the Odyssey is mainly about Odysseus' heroic deeds A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 46. Who first gives food and shelter to Odysseus on Ithaca when he returns? A) Telemachus. B) Penelope. C) Eumaeus. D) Athena. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eumaeus. 47. Polyphemus is a ..... that traps Odysseus and his men in a cave. A) Cyclops. B) Goddess. C) Giant. D) King. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cyclops. 48. Where Odysseus starts his journey A) Ithaca. B) Corinth. C) Sparta. D) Troy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troy. 49. Homer is a blind poet who A) Lived in ancient Greece and supposedly wrote the Odyssey. B) Lived in ancient Greece. C) Lived in ancient Rome and wrote the Aeneid. D) Is Bart Simpson's dad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lived in ancient Greece and supposedly wrote the Odyssey. 50. Greeks followed ..... , but the Cyclops did what they wanted. A) Myths. B) Laws. C) Fear. D) Wisdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laws. 51. Prophet of the Land of the Dead A) Polyphemus. B) Circe. C) Aeolus. D) Tiresias. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tiresias. 52. How does Odysseus hubris put him in danger and advance the story's plot? A) It puts him in direct conflict with a vengeful Poseidon. B) It lures him into the cave of Polyphemus, the cyclops. C) It forces him to confront his mortality and vulnerability in the land of the dead. D) It puts him in direct conflict with Scylla and Charybdis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It puts him in direct conflict with a vengeful Poseidon. 53. When Odysseus first sees Penelope, her behavior is described as what in the book? A) Aloof. B) Confused. C) Angry. D) Suspicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aloof. 54. Don't ..... your classmate by making fun of his accent. A) Averse. B) Abe. C) Plunder. D) Guile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abe. 55. Odysseus's wife was A) Penelope. B) Persephone. C) Olive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Penelope. 56. I can't FATHOM a world without technology! A) Understand. B) Support. C) Encourage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Understand. 57. What is the role of Odysseus's wife Penelope in the 'Odyssey'? A) She is a long-lost king. B) She plays the role of a sorceress. C) She plays the role of a host. D) She is a man-eating giant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She plays the role of a host. 58. In which episode does Odysseus lose all of his men? A) The Cattle of the Sun God. B) The Lotus-Eaters. C) The Cyclops. D) The Sirens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Cattle of the Sun God. 59. Odysseus's son who was only a baby when he left, but is almost a grown man by the time he returns. A) Tiresias. B) Polyphemus. C) Odysseus Junior. D) Telemachus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Telemachus. 60. Why isn't Odysseus with the men when they decide to sacrifice the cattle? A) He wanted Taco Bell. B) He was searching for food. C) He was playing hide and seek by himself. D) He went to go pray and fell asleep. 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