This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey – Quiz 56 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 56 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What trait does Odysseus display when taunting the Cyclops (and providing his name)? A) Hubris. B) Guile. C) Wisdom. D) Good judgement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hubris. 2. Which place does Homer describe as being so great that even "an immortal visitor must pause and gaze in wonder and delight" ? A) The palace in Ithaca. B) The meeting place on Olympus. C) The cavern of Calypso. D) The island of Ogygia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cavern of Calypso. 3. A character that is helped or harmed by gods, embodies ideals and values considered admirable, an emerges victorious is an example of ..... A) Epic hero. B) Epic villain. C) Archetype. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epic hero. 4. Which of the events did NOT occur when Odysseus and the suitors tried to string the bow? A) The bow did not break when the suitors tried to string it. B) The bow was too heavy for Odysseus to lift. C) The suitors were able to string the bow without any difficulty. D) The bow was easily strung by the suitors. E) The string of the bow snapped when Odysseus tried to string it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The bow did not break when the suitors tried to string it. 5. Lead by deception; distract A) Scarce. B) Swinish. C) Tidbits. D) Beguile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beguile. 6. Who is Odysseus' son? A) Laertes. B) Telemachus. C) Helios. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Telemachus. 7. Odysseus is the king of what city A) Greece. B) Ithaca. C) Dallas. D) Troy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ithaca. 8. Which Greek god is angry with Odysseus? A) Telemachus. B) Hermes. C) Athene. D) Poseidon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poseidon. 9. To become gradually less; diminish A) Enticing. B) Snare. C) Vile. D) Dwindle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dwindle. 10. The following is an example of what literary device: "On the tenth day, the foolishness of my men brought us disaster!" A) Idiom. B) Foreshadowing. C) Epithet. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing. 11. Great physical or mental suffering, agony A) Anguish. B) Peril. C) Chide. D) Vile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anguish. 12. Huge; gigantic A) Assuage. B) Epic hero. C) Titanic. D) Mammoth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mammoth. 13. In a hateful way A) Vile. B) Peril. C) Abominably. D) Enticing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abominably. 14. To add beauty to; decorate A) Prodigious. B) Adorn. C) Benign. D) Bliss. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adorn. 15. Wretched A) Miserable. B) Blessed. C) Encouraging. D) Worthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Miserable. 16. 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. 17. If something is "dangerous or unsafe" it is ..... A) Harmless. B) Treacherous. C) Calm. D) Betraying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Treacherous. 18. 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. 19. "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. 20. " ..... heard the rock bellowing all around. The black sand raging ..... " (936). A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. ← 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