This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 33 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who impresses Menelaus with his discretion and tact in Book 4? A) Telemachus. B) Nestor. C) Athena. D) Pisistratus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Telemachus. 2. Who recognizes Odysseus immediately? A) Telemachus, his son. B) Argo, his dog. C) Laertes, his father. D) Eumaeus, they keep these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Argo, his dog. 3. Suitor is another name for ..... A) Enemy. B) Boyfriend. C) Stranger. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boyfriend. 4. Who is creditied for writing The Illiad and The Odyssey? A) Zeus. B) They don't know who wrote it. C) Homer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homer. 5. Who are these people and what is their condition? A) The Rose Eaters, and they are hungry. B) The Frog Eaters, and they are sleepy. C) The fire eaters, and they are burnt. D) The Lotus eaters, and they are high. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Lotus eaters, and they are high. 6. Why does Odysseus not tell his men about the monster Scylla? A) Circe told him not to say anything. B) He wants them all to die. C) He needs them to row fast to stay away from the whirlpool. D) The men said they would do whatever he wanted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He needs them to row fast to stay away from the whirlpool. 7. When Poseidon learns that Odysseus has left Calypso's island, what does he do in anger? A) He strikes Odysseus' raft with lightning. B) He raises a mighty storm while Odysseus is at sea. C) He listens to Zeus and leaves him alone. D) He asks Hades to take Odysseus to the underworld. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He raises a mighty storm while Odysseus is at sea. 8. V. entice or attempt to entice (someone) to do or acquire something that they can find attractive but know to be wrong or not beneficial. A) Dispatched. B) Formidable. C) Tempt. D) Urged. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tempt. 9. The epithet, or repeated phrase, Homer uses to describe Odysseus is "son of ..... " A) Laertes. B) Larry . C) Anticlea. D) Ithica. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laertes. 10. This god is in charge of the Heavens and Skies. A) Zeus. B) Hades. C) Hera. D) Poseidon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zeus. 11. A sudden violent storm. A) Assuage. B) Dispatched. C) Titanic. D) Squall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Squall. 12. P.I.E stands for ..... A) Point Illustration Explanation. B) Point Idea Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point Illustration Explanation. 13. What lesson can be learned from Odysseus' encounter with the Sirens? A) The importance of resisting temptation and staying focused on one's goals. B) The danger of trusting strangers and venturing into unknown territories. C) The power of music and its ability to manipulate emotions. D) The inevitability of fate and the inability to change one's destiny. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The importance of resisting temptation and staying focused on one's goals. 14. Why don't the other Cyclopes think anything is wrong when the Cyclops calls for help? A) He yells "Nohbdy's tricked me!". B) The other Cyclopes don't like him. C) The Cyclops was too far from to be heard by the other Cyclopes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He yells "Nohbdy's tricked me!". 15. What does the word "tantalizing" mean? A) To scare someone. B) Teasing or taunting. C) Something delicious or delectable. D) Really annoying or obnoxious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Teasing or taunting. 16. Odysseus and his wife Penelope were ..... , because they used their minds to solve problems. A) Brave. B) Clever. C) Proud. D) Stubborn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clever. 17. She made a ..... in the potato before cooking it. A) Hubris. B) Heady. C) The gold. D) Gouge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gouge. 18. "Her legs-and there are 12 of them-are like great tentacles ..... " (930). A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Allusion. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 19. Odysseus spends 20 years away from home, and visits many places. This is an example of what Epic Hero quality? A) Humility gained/earned. B) Travel. C) Supernatural friends and foes. D) Local legend/hero. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Travel. 20. "to lessen the power, authority, or reputation of someone or something." A) Suitor. B) Haste. C) Devise. D) Diminish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diminish. 21. Which Greek god is the god of the sea? A) Poseidon. B) Zeus. C) Hades. D) Ares. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poseidon. 22. What is the problem for Odysseus after first sighting the shore? (after being battered for two days in the ferocious sea) A) Strong currents do not allow him to approach. B) Winds pick up and blow him back out to sea. C) There is no safe shore to come to land upon. Sharp rocks will cut him to pieces in the crashing surf. D) Hostile people do not allow him on shore and he has to swim on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is no safe shore to come to land upon. Sharp rocks will cut him to pieces in the crashing surf. 23. While sailing away from the island of the cyclopes, what mistake does Odysseus make that shows HUBRIS (exaggerate pride or self-confidence)? A) He teases and taunts the cyclops. B) He tells the cyclops his real name. C) He tells the cyclops where he is from. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 24. A way of addressing a woman of importance and rank A) Ladyship. B) Nymph. C) Poseidon. D) Ithaca. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ladyship. 25. How do the Greeks win the Trojan War? A) They build a wooden catapult and launch themselves over the barrier. B) They build a wooden horse and crash it into the gates. C) They climb the walls and attack the Trojans while they are asleep. D) They build a wooden horse, climb inside, and wait until they are brought inside the gates to attack. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They build a wooden horse, climb inside, and wait until they are brought inside the gates to attack. 26. What is the purpose of Odysseus' encounter with the Sirens in The Odyssey? A) To test Odysseus' leadership and self-control. B) To showcase the power of the Sirens' songs. C) To introduce a romantic subplot in the story. D) To provide comic relief in the midst of the epic journey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To test Odysseus' leadership and self-control. 27. Read these sentences from Tales From the Odyssey:Who lives there? Who stokes those fires? Odysseus wondered silently. Are they friendly or lawless men? What do Odysseus' thoughts reveal about his journey? A) The journey makes Odysseus lonely. B) The journey is full of unknowns. C) The journey is poorly planned. D) The journey will result in new friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The journey is full of unknowns. 28. The phrases "son of Poseidon" and "one-eyed giant" are ..... to describe Polyphemus. A) Epithets. B) Epic heroes. C) Epic similes. D) Archetypes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epithets. 29. According to Telemachus, what is the problem in Ithaca? A) Thieves keep stealing the livestock. B) The palace has been overrun by suitors who refuse to leave. C) The country is on the verge of a civil war. D) The people are starving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The palace has been overrun by suitors who refuse to leave. 30. Who is the goddess that inspires the prince? A) Athena. B) Artemis. C) Demeter. D) Hera. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Athena. 31. The man smiled as he showed his ..... while eating Taco Bell. A) Benign. B) Bliss. C) Prodigious. D) Adorn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bliss. 32. Based on your reading of the text, which is the BEST inference about why Odysseus couldn't let the other spirits touch the blood from the sacrifices? A) Touching the blood would bring them back to life. B) Touching the blood could only work once and must be saved for Tiresias. C) Blood is not clean and would make everyone sick. D) Without the shedding of blood, there can be no remission of sin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Touching the blood could only work once and must be saved for Tiresias. 33. Where did Odysseus go to fight in a war? A) Peru. B) Ithaca. C) Russia. D) Troy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troy. 34. What part of the world today is thought to be the location of Troy? A) Turkey. B) Greece. C) Italy. D) Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turkey. 35. What does Odysseus do to protect his crew from the Sirens' song in The Odyssey? A) He tells his crew to cover their eyes. B) He orders his crew to plug their ears with beeswax and tie him to the mast of the ship. C) He gives his crew earplugs. D) He orders his crew to jump overboard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He orders his crew to plug their ears with beeswax and tie him to the mast of the ship. 36. The Odyssey is "written" by the rhapsode A) Patrocoles. B) Agamemnon. C) Homer. D) Odysseus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homer. 37. What contest must a suitor win to marry Penelope? A) String Odysseus' bow and shoot an arrow through axe handles. B) Defeat Odysseus in a pie eating contest. C) Slay a dragon. D) Wrestle with Telemachus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) String Odysseus' bow and shoot an arrow through axe handles. 38. "The suitors no longer tried to please or flatter her. She was now simply a prize one of them would win, and the wedding simply and excuse to eat and drink all they could lay hands on." How do you think women (even royal women) were viewed in Ancient Greece based solely on this quote from the book? A) They were less valued than men. B) They were more highly valued than men. C) They were seen as equals to men. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were less valued than men. 39. Who was one of the greatest of the Greek warriors who was killed by his vulnerable spot on his heel? A) Agamemnon. B) Odysseus. C) Hector. D) Achilles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Achilles. 40. Powerful, violent whirlpool. A) Work. B) Gorge. C) Maelstrom. D) FROM. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maelstrom. 41. Why does the disguised Odysseus make up a story and tell Penelope that her husband will be home soon? A) To make the surprise of his true identity all the greater. B) To give himself a few days to figure out what to do. C) To prepare Penelope emotionally for recognizing and welcoming her husband. D) To see whether Penelope has been faithful for 20 years, unlike Odysseus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To give himself a few days to figure out what to do. 42. Aeolus lives on a A) Floating island made of bronze. B) Castle on a high hill. C) A hut on a warm beach. D) On the island of Ithaca. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Floating island made of bronze. 43. Where were the maids and Penelope hiding while Odysseus sought revenge? A) In the gardens. B) Behind tables in the hall. C) Down at the beach. D) In their rooms at the palace. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In their rooms at the palace. 44. How long was the storm? A) 10 days. B) 5 days. C) 20 days. D) 17 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10 days. 45. Odysseus' men think the bag is filled with A) Treasure. B) Wind. C) Food. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Treasure. 46. Which of the following actions is NOT attributed to Athena in The Odyssey? A) Provides Telemachus advice in the form of Mentes. B) Dragged Odysseus' men forcibly back to the ship and away from the Lotus Eaters. C) Becomes a little girl who leads Odysseus to King Alcinoos. D) Casts a disguise on Odysseus, so that he won't be recognized in Ithaca. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dragged Odysseus' men forcibly back to the ship and away from the Lotus Eaters. 47. Patron Goddess; frequently disguised A) Athena. B) Aphrodite. C) Penelope. D) Mentor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Athena. 48. What magical power do the flowers have? A) Sleeping medicine. B) Sick stomach remedy. C) Forgetfulness. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forgetfulness. 49. What does Odysseus do to end the Trojan War? A) Odysseus doesn't end the war, Achilles ends the war. B) He creates a wooden horse and hides his troops inside and offers it to the Trojans. C) They made a peace treaty. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He creates a wooden horse and hides his troops inside and offers it to the Trojans. 50. The god of war is ..... A) Athena. B) Aphrodite. C) Apollo. D) Ares. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ares. 51. Which heroic traits does Penelope show when dealing with the suitors? A) Tragic Flaw & Divine Birth. B) Superhuman Capabilities & Divine Assistance. C) Intelligence & Loyalty. D) Hamartia & Tragic Flaw. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intelligence & Loyalty. 52. Which event best sets the stage for the next part of Odysseus' journey? A) Ino helps Odysseus. B) Odysseus catches hold of one plank. C) Odysseus wonders if he can trust Ino. D) Poseidon whips up a giant wave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ino helps Odysseus. 53. To be troubled or bothered A) Dell. B) Brazen. C) Foil. D) Harried. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harried. 54. What is the name of Odysseus' youngest shipmate who plunges to his death? A) Elpenor. B) Telemachus. C) Eurylochus. D) Tiresias. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elpenor. 55. To this rough shout, they made a wise, or ..... , reply. A) Lee. B) Withy. C) Sage. D) Quiver. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sage. 56. He wanted to ..... the death of his brother. A) Defend. B) Average. C) Avenge. D) Defeat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Avenge. 57. "Who lives there? Who stokes those fires? Odysseus wondered silently. Are they friendly or lawless men?" What do Odysseus' thoughts reveal about his journey? A) The journey has made Odysseus lonely. B) The journey is full of unknowns. C) The journey will result in a new friend. D) The journey was poorly planned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The journey is full of unknowns. 58. Why was Poseidon angry at Odysseus' homecoming? A) Odysseus killed Orsilochus. B) The Phaeacians helped Odysseus. C) Poseidon wanted to punish Ithaca. D) Zeus allowed Odysseus to return. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Phaeacians helped Odysseus. 59. In the Underworld, who tells Odysseus about his future? A) Telemachus. B) Theresa. C) Terrance. D) Tiresias. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tiresias. 60. A cause of great suffering or destruction A) Scourge. B) Anguish. C) Peril. 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