This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 21 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which god/dess helps Odysseus the most? A) Aphrodite. B) Hermes. C) Poseidon. D) Athena. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Athena. 2. What does Aeolus give to Odysseus before he leaves? A) A bag of wind. B) A bag of gold. C) A bag of fire. D) A bag of leaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A bag of wind. 3. Which word means to say one thing is caused by something else? A) Abandon. B) Attribute. C) React. D) Finally. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attribute. 4. What does Telemachus do to help Odysseus? A) Tells Peneolpe who is there. B) Hides the men's armor. C) Gets Athena. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hides the men's armor. 5. N. a person or animal with whom one spends a lot of time or with who travels. A) Indifferent. B) Companion. C) Tranquil. D) Ardor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Companion. 6. Which goddess is in love with Odysseus? A) Athena. B) Artemis. C) Aphrodite. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Athena. 7. When Odysseus is trapped in the cave with the Cyclops, where is Telemachus? A) Ithaca. B) Phaeacia. C) Sparta. D) Health. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ithaca. 8. What does the Latin phrase "in medias res" mean? A) Causing conflict. B) Messing things ups. C) In the middle of things. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the middle of things. 9. In olden times, ..... sometimes competed for the chance to marry a princess A) Suitors. B) Diminishes. C) Stems. D) Devizes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suitors. 10. Who tells Zeus to punish the men? A) Helios. B) Aaron Rodgers. C) Ms. Johnson. D) Jimmy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helios. 11. How long did the witch keep Odysseus and his men in her cave? A) 1 week. B) 1 year. C) 1 day. D) 1 month. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1 year. 12. What did Penelope ask Odysseus to do before going to bed? A) Go to the woods to see his father. B) Wash and put on clean clothes. C) Tell her a story. D) Offer sacrifices to the gods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wash and put on clean clothes. 13. Filled with dismay; horrified A) Abominably. B) Aloof. C) Appalled. D) Ardor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appalled. 14. Where did Odysseus and his men set sail from in the beginning of the story? A) Sparta. B) Troy. C) Rome. D) Athens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Troy. 15. When Odysseus arrives in Ithaca whom does he visit first? A) Athena. B) Eumaeus. C) Alcinous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eumaeus. 16. How does the king and the rest of the city think of the queen, Arete? A) That she is beautiful and wise. B) That she is a temptress of all men. C) That she is overbearing and harsh. D) That she doesn't deserve the throne. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That she is beautiful and wise. 17. The Avengers is a team who helps take down evil, but the word avenge means this. A) To prevent harm in the world. B) To wear awesome costumes. C) To get back at someone for harm. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To get back at someone for harm. 18. The demonstrators were ..... rocks at the police. A) Frantically. B) Valiantly. C) Make haste. D) Hurling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hurling. 19. The Odyssey is considered: A) An Epic. B) A Comedy. C) The novel. D) A Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An Epic. 20. What is the first obstacle Odysseus and his men face? A) The Lotus Eaters. B) Troy. C) The Cyclops. D) The Laestrygonians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Lotus Eaters. 21. When given two deadly options, which "trial" does Odysseys choose? A) To steer his ship into the whirlpool. B) To let Scylla eat 6 of his men. C) To feed his men to the singing Sirens. D) To leave his men in the Land of the Dead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To let Scylla eat 6 of his men. 22. Calypso held Odysseus captive for ..... years A) 9. B) 3. C) 7. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7. 23. What is a monomyth? A) A monomyth is a story that has multiple heroes and villains working together. B) A monomyth is a small myth that is told in sections instead of all at once. C) A monomyth is a journey that a hero undertakes which transforms him in some way before returning home. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A monomyth is a journey that a hero undertakes which transforms him in some way before returning home. 24. What did the ancient Greeks believe about the role of the gods? A) They regularly interacted with humans, took human form, & meddled in lives. B) They lived among the people, like humans. C) They judged from a throne in the sky. D) They did not interact with humans, but were always watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They regularly interacted with humans, took human form, & meddled in lives. 25. What does Odysseus do to protect his men from the Sirens? A) Plugs their ears with beeswax. B) Ties himself to the mast of the ship. C) Tells the men to row on quickly and sternly. D) Helps the men capture Scylla and Charybdis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plugs their ears with beeswax. 26. A coach might ..... a play to win a game. A) Diminish. B) Haste. C) Suitor. D) Devise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Devise. 27. Who is the God of Earthquakes angry at Odysseus? A) Ares. B) Zeus. C) Poseidon. D) Hades. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poseidon. 28. Which of the following BEST describes a philosopher? A) A philosopher studies society and social trends. B) A philosopher studies both human behavior and human culture. C) A philosopher asks questions in an attempt to seek the truth. D) A philosopher studies human behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A philosopher asks questions in an attempt to seek the truth. 29. The king of the gods and ruler of the sky is ..... A) Zeus. B) Heracles. C) Hades. D) Poseidon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zeus. 30. Who is first killed by one of Odysseus's arrows? A) Eumaeus, the swineherd. B) Eurycleia, the old maid. C) Antinoos, the leader of the suitors. D) Malantho, one of the maids. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antinoos, the leader of the suitors. 31. After the war, the town was plundered by strangers and savages. Which explanation BEST describes the word "plundered" in the sentence above? A) Strangers and savages had forcefully taken over the town after the war. B) Strangers and savages tried something dangerous in the town after the war. C) Strangers and savages wanted revenge after the war. D) Strangers and savages finished cleaning up the town quickly after the war. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strangers and savages had forcefully taken over the town after the war. 32. What kind of journey is Odysseus on? A) A space odyssey. B) A yellow brick road. C) A hero's quest. D) A super hero montage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A hero's quest. 33. Uncivilized group of people who live in caves A) Cyclops. B) Cicones. C) Laestrygones. D) Lotus Eaters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cyclops. 34. As they travel through the land of the Sirens in the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 1, how do Odysseus' men avoid falling under the Sirens' spell? A) Odysseus plugs their ears with beeswax. B) They listen only to Odysseus. C) They look only at their oars. D) Odysseus ties them up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Odysseus plugs their ears with beeswax. 35. Finished; completed. A) Assuage. B) Plundered. C) Dispatched. D) Mammoth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dispatched. 36. Near the end of the book, Odysseus praises Zeus for: A) Making him strong. B) Keeping his promise. C) Giving him sleep. D) Sending him Athena. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keeping his promise. 37. Strong and fierce anger accompanied by the desire to punish or seek revenge. A) Thwart. B) Haste. C) Wrath. D) Devise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wrath. 38. Why did Aeolus give Odysseus a sack full of wind A) No reason. B) To help him return to ithaca. C) To punish him. D) To reward him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To help him return to ithaca. 39. Who is given credit for writing the odyssey? A) Achaeus. B) Bart. C) Howard of Troy. D) Homer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Homer. 40. Who saves Odysseus from drowning after his ship is wrecked in a storm? A) Zeus. B) Athena. C) Ino. D) Ino and Athena. E) He saves himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ino and Athena. 41. In quiet sleep she sealed his cherished eyes. A) Simile. B) Imagery. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 42. What are myths for? A) To explain the unexplainable. B) To discourage critical thinking and analysis. C) To promote scientific understanding. D) To create confusion and misinformation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To explain the unexplainable. 43. Who is the faithful swineherd who helps Odysseus? A) Eurymachus. B) Eumaios. C) Eurylochus. D) Euryclea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eumaios. 44. Neither reply nor pity came from him, but in one stride he clutched at my companions and caught two in his hands like squirming puppies to beat their brains out, spattering the floor. Then he dismembered them and made his meal, gaping and crunching like a mountain lion-everything:innards, flesh, and marrow bones. What simile describes the men in the Cyclops' hands? A) Squirming puppies. B) Mountain lion. C) Spattering the floor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Squirming puppies. 45. What had happened to Odysseus? A) He was in a shipwreck and was trying to get away from the Island of Ogygia. B) He was taking a nap by the stream and fell in. C) He was fishing and a fish had pulled him in. D) He went for a swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was in a shipwreck and was trying to get away from the Island of Ogygia. 46. The concept of Arete in the Odyssey is most similar to which concept in the Ramayana? A) Karma. B) Meditation. C) Zen. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dharma. 47. Who provides Odysseus with a veil as a charm against drowning? A) Athena. B) Leucothea. C) Hera. D) Calypso. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leucothea. 48. He received no help from his relatives because he was awkward with words after Odysseus gave a fake name. A) Polyphemus. B) Charybdis. C) Circe. D) Teiresias. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polyphemus. 49. Which of the following best describes someone who is "insolent" ? A) Shy and reserved. B) Respectful and polite. C) Rude and disrespectful. D) Intelligent and quick-witted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rude and disrespectful. 50. Why does Odysseus stay with Calypso for seven years? A) She is trying to convince him to stay and become immortal. B) It takes that long to fix his ship. C) He is waiting to be visited by Poseidon. D) She needs his help to take care of the island. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She is trying to convince him to stay and become immortal. 51. What did the cyclops eat in the Odyssey? A) Some of Odysseus' men. B) Circe. C) Lotus Eaters. D) Sirens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Some of Odysseus' men. 52. Which sort of situation would someone be most likely to want to avenge? A) Feelings of self-hatred or disgust. B) Violence against a family member. C) Kindness to a needy stranger. D) Remorse for an accidental wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Violence against a family member. 53. Who or what destroys 11 of Odysseus' ships and kills the vast majority of his men? A) Laestrygonians. B) Scylla. C) Circe. D) Helios. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laestrygonians. 54. How did Odysseus and his men escape from the Cyclopes? A) They got away by hiding under the cyclopes's sheep. B) They gave the cyclopes a magic plant. C) They tricked the cyclopes into thinking they were other cyclopes. D) They prayed to Zeus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They got away by hiding under the cyclopes's sheep. 55. If you are a worth adversary, you are ..... A) A silly person. B) A teammate. C) A worthy opponent. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A worthy opponent. 56. "'I will set you a course and chart each seamark, so neither on sea nor land will some new trap ensnare you in trouble, make you suffer more." ' A) Circe. B) Aeolus. C) Cyclops. D) Poseidon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circe. 57. A prophet told Penelope that Odysseus was back in Ithaca. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 58. Who is the Sun God? A) Eurylochus. B) Heliotrope. C) Helios. D) Helium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helios. 59. Where do the Gods live? A) Mount Eon. B) Mount Olympus. C) Mout Elloyps. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mount Olympus. 60. According to Athena, what do the gods need to do to save a man? A) Rub 2 sticks together until a fire is made. B) Physically help them. C) Merely Wish it. D) Throw knives at a target until it hits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Merely Wish it. ← 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