This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 114 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 114 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who was the muse addressed in The Odyssey's "Invocation" ? A) Poseidon. B) Zeus. C) Athena. D) Odysseus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Athena. 2. Who is the first to find out that Odysseus has returned to Ithaca? A) Eumaeus the swineherd. B) Telemachus. C) Euryclea, the nurse. D) Penelope. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eumaeus the swineherd. 3. How did Circe change the men back from pigs? A) She scratched their ears. B) She used her wand. C) She recanted her spell. D) She rubbed lotion on their backs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She rubbed lotion on their backs. 4. What is a "funeral" ? A) A celebration of a new life. B) A meeting to discuss wills. C) A ceremony for burying or cremating the dead. D) A gathering to discuss family matters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A ceremony for burying or cremating the dead. 5. What did Heracles' wife give him that caused him to ask his men to burn him on a pyre? A) Deianeria gave him a shirt that was smeared with the poisoned blood of a centaur. B) Deianeria gave him the girdle of Queen Hippolyte and it squeezed him. C) Deianeria gave him a poisoned golden apple from the Hesperides. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deianeria gave him a shirt that was smeared with the poisoned blood of a centaur. 6. How long was Odysseus away from his home? A) 10 years. B) 20 years. C) 30 years. D) 40 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20 years. 7. Events that involve a long journey full of complications. A) Epic plot. B) Epic theme. C) Archetype. D) Epithet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epic plot. 8. Thrust A) Fall backward. B) To make a hole. C) Throw quickly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Throw quickly. 9. Which heroic traits does Telemachus show when he goes to find news of his father? A) Superhuman Capabilities & Loyalty. B) Courage & Tragic Flaw. C) Divine Assistance & Courage. D) Noble Birth & Tragic Flaw. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Divine Assistance & Courage. 10. Antinous' treatment of the beggar reveals that he is all the following EXCEPT A) Rude. B) Cruel. C) Confident. D) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sympathetic. 11. To take control of by force A) Commandeer. B) Assuage. C) Implacable. D) Abominably. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commandeer. 12. For the excerpt "Odysseus, brooding over the shameless behavior of the maidservant and suitors, longs to destroy his enemies but fears the revenge of his friends. Athena reassures him. Odysseus is told that the suitors will die.", identify the literary device used. A) Foreshadowing. B) Homeric Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing. 13. An epic hero often encounters ..... during his quest. A) Supernatural beings. B) Ordinary people. C) Domestic animals. D) Modern technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supernatural beings. 14. How does Odysseus change or grow throughout the course of the story? A) He is first prideful but learns humility from his struggles. B) He is first very humble but becomes overly prideful. C) He is first very weak but learns to be a strong leader. D) He is first doubtful of his abilities but later gains confidence in himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is first prideful but learns humility from his struggles. 15. Narrative means A) Poem. B) Play. C) Story. D) Adventure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Story. 16. At the beginning of the selection from Tales From the Odyssey, what challenge do the warriors face?A.intense hungerB.a powerful stormC.extreme tirednessD.another enemy attack A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 17. In the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 1, what quality for which Odysseus is famous is most clearly illustrated when he tells Cyclops that his name is Nohbdy? A) He is clever. B) He is courageous. C) He is trained for battle. D) He is an effective leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is clever. 18. Outside the gates of the palace is: A) A splendid orchard of various abundant fruit. B) A wide moat filled with rare sea creatures. C) A darkened forest made up of impressive fir trees. D) A finely-crafted stable containing magnificent horses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A splendid orchard of various abundant fruit. 19. Who does Odysseus visit first when he returns to Ithaca? A) Penelope. B) Eumaeus. C) Telemachus. D) Athena. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eumaeus. 20. To think up, plan, or invent. A) Devise. B) Diminish. C) Haste. D) Suitor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Devise. ← 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