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The Odyssey Quiz 16 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which goddess assists Odysseus throughout his journey?
2. Menelaus is King of what city?
3. Fixed or established by order or command
4. Cheating can ..... an athlete's popularity.
5. Why does Poseidon hate Odysseus?
6. What character archetype best fits Odysseus?
7. "The boat tasted grief and let the breeze take over."
8. Why doesn't Calypso allow Odysseus to leave her island?
9. What did Odysseus command Philoetius to do during the fighting?
10. What's the Greek myth that explains a possible origin of spiders?
11. How many days did the storm last?
12. What is the other name uses to refer to the Greeks in The Odyssey?
13. Who is the Cyclops related to?
14. Odysseus left Penelope headed for what city?
15. What was the consequence of eating the cattle?
16. Where has Zeus destined Odysseus to go next? He actually sees the shores of this land after 18 days at sea.
17. Media res means:
18. What is Penelopes strategy for avoiding the suitors
19. Who is the goddess of love and beauty in Greek mythology?
20. Who persuades the men to eat the cattle?
21. How many years was Odysseus gone to war?
22. What is a real world example of chronological order?
23. What is Odysseus' tone as he realizes what his men have done?
24. To trap or catch
25. An epic simile is .....
26. Who is Nausikaa the daughter of?
27. What happens when you diminish something?
28. What failure causes Odysseus and his men to lose the bag of winds Aeolus gives to them?
29. In the selection from Tales From the Odyssey, which universal theme can be drawn from the response of Odysseus and his men to the storm?
30. Which of the Olympian gods is the patron (parental) gods of Odysseus' family?
31. Athena asks Zeus to .....
32. To walk slowly and in a relaxed way, with no particular purpose.
33. The Lotus Eaters enticed the men to
34. Who is the messenger god?
35. How long as Odysseus been gone?
36. The Greeks were also known as:
37. What did the Spartans do?
38. The Odyssey was written by a Greek philosopher named
39. (a) is the theme of the class for the whole school year.
40. Into what kind of animals did Odysseus' crew men were turned?
41. How does Athena help Odysseus in The Odyssey?
42. After Aeolus gave them the bag of wind, how many days and nights did Odysseus stay awake?
43. The herbal remedy served as an effective ..... for the poison, counteracting its harmful effects on the body.
44. A reflection of the basic values of a society
45. As whom does Athena disguise herself?
46. Which god helps Odysseus on the island of Calypso?
47. An extended narrative poem recounting actions, travels, adventures, heroic episodes is a(n) .....
48. What is the purpose in Odysseus boasting in this line?:Men hold me formidable for guile in peace and war; this fame has gone abroad to the sky's rim" (Homer 18-20).
49. Why does everyone keep paying attention to birds during their conversations?
50. When a movie is made from a book, everything in the book will be in the movie.
51. The following is an example of which literary device: "the ship tossed back and forth on the waves"
52. How many heads does Scylla have?
53. What did his sailors do when they landed in Cicones?
54. In the Land of the Dead, Tiresias tells Odysseus all of the following EXCEPT .....
55. After being battered in the ocean for two days and two nights, what is the metaphor used for how Odysseus feel when he sights land?
56. Deserving of scorn; despicable
57. In the first part of a story when the speaker asks for help from the gods
58. Who betrays Odysseus and helps the suitors?
59. The following line from The Odyssey, is an example of which literary device? "Grey-eyed goddess"
60. Describe the personality of Odysseus.
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