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The Odyssey Quiz 35 (60 MCQs)

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1. Odysseus is recounting the events of his journey to his host, Alcinous, king of the Phaeacians, after having spent seven years on the island of Ogigya with the nymph .....
2. Fighting; dealing with difficulties
3. In Tales from the Odyssey, 3 of Odysseus' men eat the lotus flowers. Which is most likely true about the flowers?
4. Odysseus's home is in:
5. How did the Odyssey end?
6. Why does Penelope refuse to believe that Odysseus has truly returned
7. Who is more intelligent?
8. What does Nausicaa do to help Odysseus?
9. Who proposed marriage to Odysseus?
10. Which people live on an island ruled by King Alcinous?
11. What are stories rooted in culture that explain a belief, ritual, or phenomenon?
12. The watery part of milk
13. Who was the daughter of Zeus?
14. How does Elpenor die?
15. Which vocabulary word matches the following definition:vast, dark depths.
16. Message of the story that reflects a universal idea
17. What did the Greeks build to sneak into Troy and win the war?
18. What did Odysseus say he would do at sunrise?
19. What is Odysseus' supreme ordeal?
20. What does "bitterly" mean in the context of expressing emotion?
21. Odysseus has to tie his three men to their ship benches in The Lotus Eaters adventure because .....
22. At first, why can't Telemachus believe the stranger is Odysseus?
23. What was the consequence of Odysseus' men opening Aeolus' bag?
24. What is the meaning of the Latin root-vad-?
25. What is Tantalus condemned to do for eternity?
26. Where is Odysseus from?
27. When Odysseus is trapped on Ogygia with Calypso, where is Penelope?
28. Why does Poseidon despise Odysseus?
29. "Son of Laertes and the gods of old, Odysseus, master mariner and soldier" (922).
30. Who warned Odysseus about the dangers of Circe's island?
31. At the end of Book 8, where is Odysseus?
32. What did Odysseus do to avoid going to war right after his son was born?
33. What happened to Eurylochus' men that went into Circe's house?
34. Who recited works like The Odyssey?
35. Chronologically, what event happens NEXT after Odysseus leaves for the Trojan War?
36. What happens to those who succumb to the Sirens' songs?
37. Only in a small number; just a few; a small amount
38. Eurylochus opened the bag of wind that belonged to .....
39. What story does Odysseus make up when he's with Eumaios?
40. Which goddess helps Odysseus by inspiring his son?
41. With great effort, he managed to ..... the heavy suitcase up the stairs to his apartment.
42. The first person Odysseus goes to see when he gets home is
43. Who does Circe say that Odysseus must TALK TO in the Underworld to learn how to get home?
44. Who is the goddess who itervenes on Odysseus' behalf?
45. The woman who turns Odysseus's men into animals is
46. When Penelope is praying to Athena to protect her son, Telemachus, where is he?
47. What does Odysseus's mother have, according to Penelope?
48. Nine daughters of Zeus that rule over the arts and sciences, meant to bring inspiration are called
49. Who was the sea goddess holding Odysseus captive?
50. The cruel king would ..... the peasants of their basic rights, leaving them in poverty and despair.
51. To feel love for; hold dear
52. What theme is represented by the men opening the bag of wind when they were close enough to Ithaca to see it?
53. When someone feels ardor, they feel
54. Who are the two sea monsters/nymphs?
55. Who was the muse addressed in The Odyssey's "Invocation" ?
56. Who is the first to find out that Odysseus has returned to Ithaca?
57. How did Circe change the men back from pigs?
58. What is a "funeral" ?
59. What did Heracles' wife give him that caused him to ask his men to burn him on a pyre?
60. Events that involve a long journey full of complications.
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