The Odyssey Quiz 104 (20 MCQs)

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1. Bound

Correct Answer: B) Tied or held together tightly.

2. Why did people of Homer's time like to hear Epic Poems recited?

Correct Answer: B) They were bored with their daily lives.

3. In which land does Odysseus wash up after his raft is destroyed?

Correct Answer: B) Land of the Phaeacians.

4. What does Odysseus do to all of the suitors?

Correct Answer: B) Kills them.

5. Whom does Zeus send to ask for Odysseus' release?

Correct Answer: A) Hermes.

6. A mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations.

Correct Answer: A) Nymph.

7. Why does Odysseus bring only 50 men onto the island?

Correct Answer: C) He didn't want to endanger all of his men.

8. In the cave of the Cyclops, what did Odysseus first tell the Cyclops his name was?

Correct Answer: C) NoBody Or NoMan.

9. Which of the following is not a theme in part II of the Odyssey?

Correct Answer: D) Love.

10. Deprived

Correct Answer: A) Bereft.

11. It was hard to hear Mara's answer because she would only ..... it.

Correct Answer: A) Murmur.

12. Pair

Correct Answer: D) Brace.

13. Large Supply; Abundance

Correct Answer: B) Profusion.

14. Who impresses Menelaus with his discretion and tact in Book 4?

Correct Answer: D) Telemachus.

15. Who recognizes Odysseus immediately?

Correct Answer: B) Argo, his dog.

16. Suitor is another name for .....

Correct Answer: B) Boyfriend.

17. Who is creditied for writing The Illiad and The Odyssey?

Correct Answer: C) Homer.

18. Who are these people and what is their condition?

Correct Answer: D) The Lotus eaters, and they are high.

19. Why does Odysseus not tell his men about the monster Scylla?

Correct Answer: C) He needs them to row fast to stay away from the whirlpool.

20. When Poseidon learns that Odysseus has left Calypso's island, what does he do in anger?

Correct Answer: B) He raises a mighty storm while Odysseus is at sea.