This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 106 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 106 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the purpose of Odysseus' encounter with the Sirens in The Odyssey? A) To test Odysseus' leadership and self-control. B) To showcase the power of the Sirens' songs. C) To introduce a romantic subplot in the story. D) To provide comic relief in the midst of the epic journey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To test Odysseus' leadership and self-control. 2. Read these sentences from Tales From the Odyssey:Who lives there? Who stokes those fires? Odysseus wondered silently. Are they friendly or lawless men? What do Odysseus' thoughts reveal about his journey? A) The journey is poorly planned. B) The journey is full of unknowns. C) The journey makes Odysseus lonely. D) The journey will result in new friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The journey is full of unknowns. 3. The phrases "son of Poseidon" and "one-eyed giant" are ..... to describe Polyphemus. A) Epic similes. B) Archetypes. C) Epic heroes. D) Epithets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epithets. 4. According to Telemachus, what is the problem in Ithaca? A) The people are starving. B) The country is on the verge of a civil war. C) The palace has been overrun by suitors who refuse to leave. D) Thieves keep stealing the livestock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The palace has been overrun by suitors who refuse to leave. 5. Who is the goddess that inspires the prince? A) Demeter. B) Artemis. C) Hera. D) Athena. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Athena. 6. The man smiled as he showed his ..... while eating Taco Bell. A) Prodigious. B) Adorn. C) Benign. D) Bliss. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bliss. 7. Based on your reading of the text, which is the BEST inference about why Odysseus couldn't let the other spirits touch the blood from the sacrifices? A) Touching the blood would bring them back to life. B) Touching the blood could only work once and must be saved for Tiresias. C) Blood is not clean and would make everyone sick. D) Without the shedding of blood, there can be no remission of sin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Touching the blood could only work once and must be saved for Tiresias. 8. Where did Odysseus go to fight in a war? A) Troy. B) Peru. C) Ithaca. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troy. 9. What part of the world today is thought to be the location of Troy? A) Greece. B) Turkey. C) Asia. D) Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Turkey. 10. What does Odysseus do to protect his crew from the Sirens' song in The Odyssey? A) He tells his crew to cover their eyes. B) He orders his crew to plug their ears with beeswax and tie him to the mast of the ship. C) He gives his crew earplugs. D) He orders his crew to jump overboard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He orders his crew to plug their ears with beeswax and tie him to the mast of the ship. 11. The Odyssey is "written" by the rhapsode A) Patrocoles. B) Agamemnon. C) Odysseus. D) Homer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Homer. 12. What contest must a suitor win to marry Penelope? A) String Odysseus' bow and shoot an arrow through axe handles. B) Defeat Odysseus in a pie eating contest. C) Slay a dragon. D) Wrestle with Telemachus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) String Odysseus' bow and shoot an arrow through axe handles. 13. "The suitors no longer tried to please or flatter her. She was now simply a prize one of them would win, and the wedding simply and excuse to eat and drink all they could lay hands on." How do you think women (even royal women) were viewed in Ancient Greece based solely on this quote from the book? A) They were less valued than men. B) They were more highly valued than men. C) They were seen as equals to men. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were less valued than men. 14. Who was one of the greatest of the Greek warriors who was killed by his vulnerable spot on his heel? A) Odysseus. B) Hector. C) Agamemnon. D) Achilles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Achilles. 15. Powerful, violent whirlpool. A) FROM. B) Work. C) Gorge. D) Maelstrom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maelstrom. 16. Why does the disguised Odysseus make up a story and tell Penelope that her husband will be home soon? A) To make the surprise of his true identity all the greater. B) To give himself a few days to figure out what to do. C) To prepare Penelope emotionally for recognizing and welcoming her husband. D) To see whether Penelope has been faithful for 20 years, unlike Odysseus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To give himself a few days to figure out what to do. 17. Aeolus lives on a A) Floating island made of bronze. B) Castle on a high hill. C) A hut on a warm beach. D) On the island of Ithaca. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Floating island made of bronze. 18. Where were the maids and Penelope hiding while Odysseus sought revenge? A) In the gardens. B) Behind tables in the hall. C) Down at the beach. D) In their rooms at the palace. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In their rooms at the palace. 19. How long was the storm? A) 20 days. B) 10 days. C) 17 days. D) 5 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10 days. 20. Odysseus' men think the bag is filled with A) Treasure. B) Wind. C) Food. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Treasure. ← 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