This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 18 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the events did NOT occur when Odysseus and the suitors tried to string the bow? A) The bow was easily strung by the suitors. B) The suitors were able to string the bow without any difficulty. C) The bow did not break when the suitors tried to string it. D) The string of the bow snapped when Odysseus tried to string it. E) The bow was too heavy for Odysseus to lift. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The bow did not break when the suitors tried to string it. 2. Lead by deception; distract A) Tidbits. B) Swinish. C) Beguile. D) Scarce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beguile. 3. Who is Odysseus' son? A) Laertes. B) Telemachus. C) Helios. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Telemachus. 4. Odysseus is the king of what city A) Greece. B) Ithaca. C) Dallas. D) Troy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ithaca. 5. Which Greek god is angry with Odysseus? A) Hermes. B) Poseidon. C) Telemachus. D) Athene. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poseidon. 6. To become gradually less; diminish A) Vile. B) Dwindle. C) Snare. D) Enticing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dwindle. 7. The following is an example of what literary device: "On the tenth day, the foolishness of my men brought us disaster!" A) Imagery. B) Foreshadowing. C) Epithet. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing. 8. Great physical or mental suffering, agony A) Vile. B) Chide. C) Anguish. D) Peril. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anguish. 9. In a hateful way A) Enticing. B) Vile. C) Abominably. D) Peril. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abominably. 10. To add beauty to; decorate A) Bliss. B) Benign. C) Adorn. D) Prodigious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adorn. 11. Which of the following does Laertes's shroud mainly represent? A) Penelope's faith in the gods. B) Penelope's fear of the death of her husband. C) Laertes's old age and approaching death. D) Penelope's guile and wisdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Penelope's guile and wisdom. 12. If something is "dangerous or unsafe" it is ..... A) Betraying. B) Treacherous. C) Calm. D) Harmless. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Treacherous. 13. What is the name of Odysseus's home? A) The Land of the Dead. B) Troy. C) Ithaca. D) Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ithaca. 14. "We burnedhis body and his gear, and built a moundand dragged a pillar onto it, and fixedhis oar on top."Who is being described here? A) Polyphemus. B) Elpenor. C) Helium. D) The pilot of Odysseus's ship. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elpenor. 15. " ..... heard the rock bellowing all around. The black sand raging ..... " (936). A) Tone. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 16. Who composed The Odyssey, the epic poem telling the story of Odysseus and his journey home? A) Agamemnon. B) Telemachus. C) Iliad. D) Homer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Homer. 17. What does it mean "to drain" something? A) To plant something in it. B) To paint it. C) To fill it with water. D) To remove liquid from it, leaving it empty or drier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To remove liquid from it, leaving it empty or drier. 18. What is the meaning of the word:Enchanted? A) Evil. B) Danger. C) Magical. D) Wooded area. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magical. 19. (n.)-a small cave or cavern A) Brazen. B) Grotto. C) Quiver. D) Dell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grotto. 20. The splash of the Graphic Novel focuses on this. A) The Cyclops. B) The Lotus Eaters. C) Helios's Cattle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helios's Cattle. 21. Circe turns the men into A) Cyclops. B) Pigs. C) Hunters. D) Nymphs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pigs. 22. What is a "suitor" ? A) A type of clothing. B) A person who petitions for a job. C) A person who pursues someone romantically. D) A legal representative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person who pursues someone romantically. 23. After everyone has left the feast for the night, Queen Arete asks Odysseus for his story because: A) She sees a sign in the clouds. B) She sees when people are lying. C) She sees he is wearing clothes that belong to them. D) She sees his many scars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She sees he is wearing clothes that belong to them. 24. True or False:Penelope recognizes Odysseus when he tells her their bed cannot be moved because he carved the bed into a living tree A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. What heroic qualities does Penelope possess? A) Faithful, clever, patient. B) Patient, kind, forgiving. C) Clever, witty, unfaithful. D) Unfaithful, condescending, rude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Faithful, clever, patient. 26. Select the option that is NOT TRUE of an epic hero.An epic hero ..... A) Goes on a quest or journey. B) Is a great warrior. C) Faces a supernatural foe or receives supernatural help. D) Is disliked by many. E) Is courageous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is disliked by many. 27. What is Odysseus given that helps save him from drowning in Book V? A) The ability to breath under water. B) A new boat. C) A veil. D) A buoyant board. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A veil. 28. Who was Morpheus? A) He was a young god whose job it was to spread sleep to all people. B) He was in charge of naiads (mermaids). C) He was a young god who assisted Hades, the god of the underworld/land of the dead. D) All of these things are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was a young god whose job it was to spread sleep to all people. 29. Most heroes at this time were ..... A) Common, everyday men who helped people in some way. B) Powerful, god-like men with personal, political, and social motives. C) Normal men who had powers that they used to fight evil. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Powerful, god-like men with personal, political, and social motives. 30. What indirect character trait does this quote show for Odysseus' men:"He brings home gifts while we, who have worked as hard as he has, come home with empty hands. Let us divide the gold among ourselves!" A) Loyalty. B) Sadness. C) Selfishness. D) Trust. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Selfishness. 31. I reached into my ..... in search for the perfect arrow. A) Lee. B) Withy. C) Quiver. D) Sage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quiver. 32. What does Zeus say is the reason Poseidon hates Odysseus? A) Odysseus had an affair with his wife. B) Odysseus battled Poseidon for possession of the seas. C) Odysseus blinded his son. D) Odysseus wounded Poseidon in battle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Odysseus blinded his son. 33. Part A:Based on his response to Odysseus, what can be inferred about Aeolous? A) Aeolus does not believe in good luck. B) Aeolus knows how dangerous storms can be. C) Aeolus does not want to upset the gods. D) Aeolus knows why Odysseus is returning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aeolus does not want to upset the gods. 34. What does Circe turn Odysseus's crew into? A) Dogs. B) Pigs. C) Wolves. D) Bears. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pigs. 35. Who gave Odysseus a remedy to counteract Circe's magic potion? A) Hermes. B) Apollo. C) Zeus. D) Ares. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hermes. 36. When King Nestor tells Telemachus of how he returned from the Battle of Troy, his story would be considered which element of plot? A) Meet cute. B) Flashback. C) Subsequent. D) Parallel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flashback. 37. A person who welcomes you to their home is a ..... A) Visitor. B) Guest. C) Host. D) Cyclops. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Host. 38. Loud, continuous noise; uproar. A) Whim. B) FROM. C) Maelstrom. D) Epic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FROM. 39. What was Homer's profession? A) Scholar. B) Merchant. C) Minstrel. D) Soldier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Minstrel. 40. The author of The Odyssey is ..... A) Aristotle. B) Plato. C) Diogenes. D) Homer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Homer. 41. How do the suitors treat Odysseus? A) They mock him. B) They respect him. C) They try to kill him. D) They give him gifts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They mock him. 42. Who is credited for gathering stories about Greek wars? A) Shakespeare. B) The Illiad. C) Odysseus. D) Homer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Homer. 43. What does Telemachus seek on the mainland? A) A new home. B) A treasure. C) A powerful weapon. D) Tidings of his father. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tidings of his father. 44. How many (original) tasks did Heracles have to complete for King Eurystheus? A) 20. B) 10. C) 12. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10. 45. Who's Odysseus wife? A) Athena. B) Helen. C) Hera. D) Penelope. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Penelope. 46. Why did Odysseus have to speak to Tiresaias first? A) To be able to speak to his mother. B) To find out what happened to his mother. C) To find out how to finish his journey home. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To find out how to finish his journey home. 47. What were the Muses said to represent? A) Kindness. B) Inspiration. C) Intelligence. D) Torture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inspiration. 48. Odysseus, at the beginning of his story, ask for ..... A) Nothing. B) Someone to believe him. C) A witness. D) Help to write it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Help to write it. 49. Who was Polyphemus? A) A suitor. B) A centaur. C) A cyclops. D) A goddess. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A cyclops. 50. Why won't King Aeolus help Odysseus the second time he lands on his island? A) He's mad that they didn't listen to him the first time. B) The Gods took away his powers for helping him the first time. C) He believes the Gods must have cursed him. D) He's doesn't have anything left to give him because he already gave him all of this winds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He believes the Gods must have cursed him. 51. What is a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation? A) Epic. B) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epic. 52. Why does Odysseus sail to the mysterious shore? A) He's seeking safety. B) He's trying to find food. C) He curious about who lives there. D) He wants to defeat the monster. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He curious about who lives there. 53. Who is the person that trains and prepares a hero for his journey? A) Ally. B) Mentor. C) Helper. D) Teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mentor. 54. What is the meaning of the word staid? A) Adventurous. B) Not adventurous. C) Risky. D) Impolite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not adventurous. 55. The gods and goddesses of ancient Greece lived ..... A) In the ocean. B) In a city called Troy. C) In a leafy green cove. D) On Mount Olympus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On Mount Olympus. 56. What prophecy of Teiresias does Odysseus withhold from his men? A) Poseidon will capsize their ship near Charybdis. B) Odysseus and his crew will return triumphant to Ithaca. C) The sailors' adventures will last another ten years. D) Only Odysseus will survive and return home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only Odysseus will survive and return home. 57. Odysseus was disguised as a beggar A) To spy on his wife. B) To see how his home was. C) To come up with a plan. D) All are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are correct. 58. Odysseus was married to whom? A) Helen of Tro. B) Penelope. C) Athena. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Penelope. 59. Why did Odysseus not want to stop at the island of Helios? A) He had been warned by Circe. B) He was scared. C) His men wanted to continue on. D) He wanted to hurry home to Ithaca. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He had been warned by Circe. 60. Sneakiness or secretive A) Swinish. B) Scarce. C) Beguiling. D) Stealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stealth. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGreek Classics QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesThe Odyssey Quiz 1The Odyssey Quiz 2The Odyssey Quiz 3The Odyssey Quiz 4The Odyssey Quiz 5The Odyssey Quiz 6The Odyssey Quiz 7The Odyssey Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books