This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 102 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 102 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A brief phrase that points out traits associated with a particular person or thing A) Metaphor. B) Epic simile. C) Personification. D) Epithet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epithet. 2. True or false: "The Odyssey" is a sequel A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. The Odyssey begins after ..... A) The Trojan War. B) The Battle of Gettysburg. C) The fall of Rome. D) The Civil War. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Trojan War. 4. Based on your reading of the Epic Poem, does Odysseus choose to learn the lesson offered by Tiresias? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 5. Athena is one alter ego of Odysseus. Who is another god that interacts with him? A) Homer. B) Poseidon. C) Zeus. D) Achilles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poseidon. 6. How did Athena help Odysseus recognize he was in Ithaca? A) She told him about the suitors in his palace. B) She transformed Odysseus into an old beggar. C) She disguised herself as a young shepherd. D) She removed the mist covering the island. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She removed the mist covering the island. 7. The emotional effect a tragic drama has on its audience-basically a feeling of relief for the audience A) Hubris. B) Hamartia. C) Catharsis. D) Spinach pie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Catharsis. 8. For the excerpt "He lay on a mass of dung before the gates-manure of mules and cows, piled there until field hands could spread it in the king's estate ..... But when he knew he heard Odysseus's voice nearby, he did his best to wag his tail ..... ", identify the character being described. A) Telemachus. B) Argos. C) Antinous. D) Athena. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Argos. 9. Who tells Odysseus he's on Circe's island? A) Zeus. B) Hermes. C) Athena. D) Eurylochus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hermes. 10. A brand is ..... A) Food. B) Sails. C) A fight. D) Burning stick. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Burning stick. 11. Which god does not help Odysseus during his journey? A) Poseidon. B) Athena. C) Hermes. D) Zeus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poseidon. 12. Something or someone that drives you completely crazy. A) Bane. B) Sojourn. C) Nape. D) Pang. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bane. 13. What is Odysseus's Trojan War-winning strategy? A) Olympian Trick. B) Wooden Horse Trick. C) Guerrilla warfare. D) Tactical defense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wooden Horse Trick. 14. An epic hero represents the ..... of their society or culture. A) Ideals. B) Weaknesses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ideals. 15. Who came up with the plan to send in the trojan horse? A) Odysseus. B) Menelaus. C) Paris. D) Homer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Odysseus. 16. An epic is a narrative ..... that tells a story in verse and is usually taken from history or legend. A) Story. B) Poem. C) Play. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poem. 17. The Greeks were victorious in the Trojan war because of the plan to build the Trojan Horse. Who came up with the idea of the Trojan Horse? A) Odysseus. B) Achilles. C) Athena. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Odysseus. 18. What is so special about the Brass Island? A) It's in the middle of the ocean. B) It suspends above the water. C) It looks like a bucket. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. Why did Odysseus' men have to stay away from Charybdis? A) Not true. Charybdis was a safe harbor for ships. B) Next to Charybdis was a beautiful but evil island. C) Charybdis was a calm and peaceful place and the men would never want to leave. D) Charybdis created a dangerous whirlpool. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Charybdis created a dangerous whirlpool. 20. Which was not a purpose of Greek Mythology in Greek society? A) To teach values. B) To warn of danger from enemies. C) To entertain. D) To explain things that happened in nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To warn of danger from enemies. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGreek Classics 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books