This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 112 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 112 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who is Hera? A) The Greek goddess of love and beauty. B) Queen of the gods in Greek mythology, goddess of marriage and family. C) The Greek goddess of wisdom and truth. D) Servant to the gods in Greek mythology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Queen of the gods in Greek mythology, goddess of marriage and family. 2. What is Odysseus' supreme ordeal? A) Getting home. B) Fighting in the Trojan War. C) Getting the suitors out of his home and getting his city back. D) Fighting the Cyclops. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Getting the suitors out of his home and getting his city back. 3. What does "bitterly" mean in the context of expressing emotion? A) In a very happy and joyful manner. B) In a mild and gentle way. C) In a very harsh and painful manner. D) In a calm and peaceful manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a very harsh and painful manner. 4. Odysseus has to tie his three men to their ship benches in The Lotus Eaters adventure because ..... A) They were stealing too much food. B) They were almost killed. C) They wanted to stay forever. D) They were drunk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They wanted to stay forever. 5. At first, why can't Telemachus believe the stranger is Odysseus? A) He thinks he is a god because he transformed from rags into clean clothes. B) He is in denial that his father has actually arrived home. C) He is upset that he's no longer in charge. D) He thought his father was dead. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He thinks he is a god because he transformed from rags into clean clothes. 6. What was the consequence of Odysseus' men opening Aeolus' bag? A) Odysseus killed them. B) The ship sank. C) They didn't make it home. D) They crashed on the shore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They didn't make it home. 7. What is the meaning of the Latin root-vad-? A) Go. B) Use. C) Come. D) Break. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go. 8. What is Tantalus condemned to do for eternity? A) Be hungry and thirsty. B) Be cold without fire. C) Hold the world on his shoulders. D) Roam the Earth alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be hungry and thirsty. 9. Where is Odysseus from? A) Ithaca. B) Troy. C) Sparta. D) Cicones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ithaca. 10. When Odysseus is trapped on Ogygia with Calypso, where is Penelope? A) Troy. B) Sparta. C) Ithaca. D) Piles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ithaca. 11. Why does Poseidon despise Odysseus? A) Odysseus does not respect the sea. B) Odysseus and his men attacked him. C) Odysseus tricked him with a disguise. D) Odysseus blinded his son. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Odysseus blinded his son. 12. "Son of Laertes and the gods of old, Odysseus, master mariner and soldier" (922). A) Epilogue. B) Epic simile. C) Epithet. D) Epic poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epithet. 13. Who warned Odysseus about the dangers of Circe's island? A) Poseidon. B) Zeus. C) Hermes. D) Athena. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hermes. 14. At the end of Book 8, where is Odysseus? A) In Ithaca back with his family. B) At a banquet hosted by King Alcinous. C) With Princess Nausicaa. D) On a boating traveling home to Ithaca. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At a banquet hosted by King Alcinous. 15. What did Odysseus do to avoid going to war right after his son was born? A) He hid from the gods. B) He acted insane. C) He pretended to be injured. D) He made a sacrifice to Athena. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He acted insane. 16. What happened to Eurylochus' men that went into Circe's house? A) She killed them all. B) She turned them into lions. C) She turned them into pigs. D) She ate them all. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She turned them into pigs. 17. Who recited works like The Odyssey? A) Shepherds. B) Muses. C) Rhapsodists. D) Poets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhapsodists. 18. Chronologically, what event happens NEXT after Odysseus leaves for the Trojan War? A) Odysseus wins the Trojan War. B) Odysseus takes care of Penelope's suitors. C) Odysseus finally reaches Ithaca. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Odysseus wins the Trojan War. 19. What happens to those who succumb to the Sirens' songs? A) They are lured to their deaths on the rocky shores. B) They are transformed into sea creatures. C) They become enslaved by the Sirens. D) They lose their ability to hear any other sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are lured to their deaths on the rocky shores. 20. Only in a small number; just a few; a small amount A) Scarce. B) Snare. C) Stealth. D) Swinish. 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