This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 32 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Illiad is about ..... A) The revenge of the warrior Achilles. B) The 10 year Trojan War. C) The wrath of the sea god Poseiden. D) The love affair of Odysseus and Penelope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The 10 year Trojan War. 2. Which of the following is a theme of the Odyssey? A) The value of time with family. B) When determined, Odysseus can conquer the world. C) Death can unite a kingdom. D) Do not trust anyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When determined, Odysseus can conquer the world. 3. Penelope staying true to her husband and not marrying any of the suitors symbolizes the value(s) of ..... A) Loyalty and true love. B) Patience. C) Blind trust. D) Honesty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loyalty and true love. 4. What did the Phaeacians promise to do for Odysseus when they dropped him off at Ithaca? A) They promised to hand him over to his enemies. B) They promised to leave him stranded on the island. C) They promised to give him a large amount of treasure and ensure his safe return to Ithaca. D) They promised to steal all his treasure and belongings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They promised to give him a large amount of treasure and ensure his safe return to Ithaca. 5. Some characteristics of an epic hero are ..... A) Physical strength, bravery, high birth, fame, leadership skills. B) Immortal and descendant from the gods. C) Extremely brave and never backs down from a fight. D) Extremely famous for defeating all his enemies and always keeping his men alive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physical strength, bravery, high birth, fame, leadership skills. 6. What is another term for The Hero's Journey? A) Monomyth. B) Archetype. C) Extended metaphor. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monomyth. 7. Why does Odysseus blind Cyclops rather than kill him in his sleep? A) He needs Cyclops to move the stone that blocks the cave's entrance. B) He lacks the physical strength to kill the giant. C) He knows Poseidon will curse him if he kills the Cyclops. D) He has compassion for the foolish Cyclops. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He needs Cyclops to move the stone that blocks the cave's entrance. 8. What physical disability did Homer have? A) Deaf. B) Had no hands. C) Blind. D) Could not walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blind. 9. Quarrelsome, inclined to argue A) The gold. B) Indignant. C) Contentious. D) Quiver. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contentious. 10. What monsters will Odysseus and his men encounter first, according to Circe? A) Shades. B) Sirens. C) Scylla. D) Charybdis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sirens. 11. What did Penelope offer to give the stranger if he could string the bow? A) A horse and chariot. B) A magical potion. C) A golden crown. D) A cloak and shirt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A cloak and shirt. 12. Argos is A) The faithful dog of Odysseus. B) The faithful goatherd. C) The name of Odysseus ship. D) The name of Odysseus' palace. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The faithful dog of Odysseus. 13. Part 1 of the Odyssey is mainly about Odysseus' heroic deeds A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 14. Who first gives food and shelter to Odysseus on Ithaca when he returns? A) Telemachus. B) Eumaeus. C) Penelope. D) Athena. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eumaeus. 15. Polyphemus is a ..... that traps Odysseus and his men in a cave. A) Giant. B) Goddess. C) Cyclops. D) King. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cyclops. 16. Where Odysseus starts his journey A) Troy. B) Sparta. C) Corinth. D) Ithaca. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troy. 17. Homer is a blind poet who A) Lived in ancient Greece and supposedly wrote the Odyssey. B) Lived in ancient Greece. C) Lived in ancient Rome and wrote the Aeneid. D) Is Bart Simpson's dad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lived in ancient Greece and supposedly wrote the Odyssey. 18. Greeks followed ..... , but the Cyclops did what they wanted. A) Laws. B) Myths. C) Wisdom. D) Fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laws. 19. Prophet of the Land of the Dead A) Tiresias. B) Polyphemus. C) Circe. D) Aeolus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tiresias. 20. How does Odysseus hubris put him in danger and advance the story's plot? A) It puts him in direct conflict with a vengeful Poseidon. B) It lures him into the cave of Polyphemus, the cyclops. C) It forces him to confront his mortality and vulnerability in the land of the dead. D) It puts him in direct conflict with Scylla and Charybdis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It puts him in direct conflict with a vengeful Poseidon. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesThe Odyssey Quiz 1The Odyssey Quiz 2The Odyssey Quiz 3The Odyssey Quiz 4The Odyssey Quiz 5The Odyssey Quiz 6The Odyssey Quiz 7The Odyssey Quiz 8The Odyssey Quiz 9The Odyssey Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books