This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 110 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 110 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is watching over Odysseus and Telemachus? A) Poseidon. B) Zeus. C) Athena. D) Aphrodite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Athena. 2. Quiver A) Case people carry arrows in. B) Rattle. C) Weapon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Case people carry arrows in. 3. In Scene 5, Eumaeus says, "Odysseus welcomed beggars and strangers from far and wide. Now I do my best to carry on his legacy of kindness." These lines reveal that Eumaeus ..... A) Admires Odysseus and wants to act as he did. B) Hopes to take Odysseus's throne. C) Thinks Odysseus is dead. D) Works for Odysseus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Admires Odysseus and wants to act as he did. 4. What does Nausicaa instruct Ulysses to do? A) Go to her mother and lay his hands upon her knees. B) Go to her father and beg for a ship. C) Go back to Calypso's island. D) Catch one of her handmaids to sacrifice to the Gods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go to her mother and lay his hands upon her knees. 5. When Odysseus strings the bow, we see that he is ..... A) Arrogant. B) Skilled. C) Jealous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skilled. 6. How do the men of Odysseus die? A) The sun God burns them to death. B) Odysseus kills them out of anger. C) They die from food poisoning. D) They drown from a big storm at sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They drown from a big storm at sea. 7. Where do the suitors go after Odysseus kills them A) Home. B) To bother another family. C) To the underworld. D) Nowhere, they stick around a while longer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To the underworld. 8. A very typical example of a kind of person or thing A) Archetype. B) Epic Plot. C) Allegory. D) Epithet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Archetype. 9. Why does Odysseus get angry at Penelope? A) Penelope asks a servant to move the bed and Odysseus believes this means a man destroyed what he built. B) Penelope accuses Odysseus of being unfaithful. C) Penelope mocks Odysseus for his lack of strength and skill. D) Penelope refuses to believe that Odysseus is her husband. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Penelope asks a servant to move the bed and Odysseus believes this means a man destroyed what he built. 10. Who is Poseidon/Neptune? A) The king of the Olympian gods. B) The messenger god. C) The god of war. D) The god of the sea, water, and earthquakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The god of the sea, water, and earthquakes. 11. To see or observe A) Guile. B) Behold. C) Disdain. D) Prudent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behold. 12. True or False:Epic heroes come from noble birth. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Sudden thought or idea to do something. A) FROM. B) Epic. C) Whim. D) Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whim. 14. Ever heard of the saying "stuck between a rock and a hard place?" What difficult choice does Odysseus have to make in this chapter? A) Putting wax in his ears or his mens. B) Sailing North or South. C) Staying with Circe or returning to Ithaca. D) Sailing between Charybdis or Scylla. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sailing between Charybdis or Scylla. 15. When Odysseus calls back to the Cyclops and reveals his real name, he displays ..... A) The loyal servant archetype. B) The epic hero trait of extreme confidence. C) An epic simile. D) The epic theme of a homecoming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The epic hero trait of extreme confidence. 16. "A modest view of one's self" is the definition of ..... A) Arrogance. B) Pride. C) Vanity. D) Humility. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humility. 17. On page 10, Odysseus leaves home with a "heavy heart" . What does it mean to have a "heavy heart" ? A) To be excited. B) To be anxious. C) To be sad. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be sad. 18. Adj. awe-inspiring. A) Indifferent. B) Immortal. C) Formidable. D) Assauge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Formidable. 19. The Odyssey is the story of Odysseus' journey home after the ..... War. A) Achaean. B) Trojan. C) Roman. D) Grecian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trojan. 20. How does Penelope react when Eurycleia tells her that Odysseus has returned? A) She rushes to meet him. B) She immediately breaks down into tears. C) She runs out of the house and hides herself in fear. D) She thinks it's a trick and refuses to believe it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She thinks it's a trick and refuses to believe it. ← 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