This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who is the epic hero of The Iliad? A) Odysseus. B) Hector. C) Paris. D) Achilles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Achilles. 2. What is the EFFECT in the following sentence? Poseidon is very angry with Odysseus because he blinded Polyphemus A) Poseidon is very angry with Odysseus. B) Because he blinded Polyphemus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poseidon is very angry with Odysseus. 3. Which of the following would NOT be considered an archetype? A) An apple. B) A Lovely StepMother. C) A Devil Who Is Super Nice. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An apple. 4. What kind of animal did Circe turn the men into? A) Lions. B) Chickens. C) Pigs. D) Cows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pigs. 5. When does Odysseus's story begin? A) After the Trojan War ends. B) When he returns home. C) When the Trojan war begins. D) When his son is born. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After the Trojan War ends. 6. The Scylla was A) A giant whirlpool. B) A giant cannibal. C) A mermaid. D) A monster with many heads. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A monster with many heads. 7. Who helped Odysseus remained disguised when he arrived back home? A) Athena. B) Poseidon. C) Hermes. D) Zeus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Athena. 8. King Alcinous is angry, briefly that his daughter ..... A) Did not give Ulysses her horse. B) Did not warn them about the impending visitor. C) Did not give Ulysses food to eat. D) Did not escort Ulysses home herself. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did not escort Ulysses home herself. 9. Lavished A) Verb:gave generously. B) Adjective:at a distance; unfriendly. C) Adjective:flexible. D) Adjective:trembling; shaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb:gave generously. 10. How does the Odyssey characterize Odysseus? A) Rude. B) Intelligent. C) Weak. D) Lazy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intelligent. 11. "Three times a day she vomits it (water) up, three times she gulps it down ..... " A) Scylla. B) Charybdis. C) Sirens. D) Circe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charybdis. 12. To take goods by force A) Dispatched. B) Plundered. C) Assuaged. D) Squall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plundered. 13. How do you think the problem of the suitors should have been handled? Why? A) Thrown off the cliff. B) He should have killed them all because they deserved it. C) They were mad and greedy. D) He should have treated them like kindness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He should have killed them all because they deserved it. 14. Odysseus and his crew landed near Ismarus, the city of the Cicones. The Cicones are allies of the Trojans. What is an ally? A) An ally is someone who helps you rebuild your home when it gets destroyed. B) An ally is a business partner who helps prepare orders for shipping. C) An ally is a partner who supports you whenever needed. D) An ally is someone who helps build ships. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An ally is a partner who supports you whenever needed. 15. Why is Calypso holding Odysseus on her island? A) She hired him. B) She fired him. C) She loves him. D) She lied to him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She loves him. 16. What can be inferred about the Gods from the following quote: "Minerva heard his prayer, but she would not show herself to him openly, for she was afraid of her uncle Neptune." A) All Gods and Goddesses are equal in strength and power. B) Neptune is a very powerful and is feared by men and immortals. C) Jove is an unforgiving God. D) Minerva is more powerful than all other Gods and Goddesses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neptune is a very powerful and is feared by men and immortals. 17. The following line from The Odyssey, is an example of which literary device? "Great glory of the Achaians" A) Allusion. B) Epic Simile. C) Epithet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epithet. 18. Who held Odysseus held captive on an island for 7 years? A) The goddess Calypso. B) The cyclops Polyphemus. C) The god Poseidon. D) The Old Man of the Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The goddess Calypso. 19. What's the difference between myths and epics? A) Myths are short stories, while epics are long narratives. B) Myths explain natural phenomena or cultural practices, while epics involve heroic deeds and adventures. C) Myths are based on real events, while epics are purely fictional. D) Myths are only found in ancient cultures, while epics are modern creations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myths explain natural phenomena or cultural practices, while epics involve heroic deeds and adventures. 20. Who was Polyphemus' father? A) Zeus. B) Poseidon. C) Hades. D) Heracles. 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