This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 12 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Feeling happy because of success A) Jubilant. B) Enthusiastic. C) Wild. D) Disturbed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jubilant. 2. Indicate A) To show or suggest that something is needed. B) To point out or point to. C) English as a second language. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To show or suggest that something is needed. 3. Which Greek god is the god of the underworld? A) Zeus. B) Poseidon. C) Apollo. D) Hades. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hades. 4. Odysseus says, "Wise Athena, you brought me home, protected my family, and restored peace to my kingdom." Based on context clues, what is the definition of restore? A) To build something new. B) To prevent something from happening. C) To bring back into existence. D) To allow something to happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To bring back into existence. 5. Who are the Laestrygonians? A) Gods. B) Cannibals. C) Fairies. D) Dragons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cannibals. 6. What was the Trojan War? A) The 10-year war between Greeks & Trojans to recover Menelaus's wife, Helen. B) The 10-year war between Greeks & Trojans over property rights. C) The 2 month war to determine who would rule the Agean Sea. D) The 2 month war over the fleet of Trojan horses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The 10-year war between Greeks & Trojans to recover Menelaus's wife, Helen. 7. How many years total had Odysseus been away from his home before he is reunited with his wife and son? A) 10 years. B) 20 years. C) 5 years. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20 years. 8. "to make smaller. A) Devise. B) Diminish. C) Haste. D) Suitor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diminish. 9. What does en medias res mean? A) In the middle. B) At the end. C) In the beginning. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the middle. 10. What did Telemachus do after Odysseus had strung the bow? A) Fastened his sword and stood armed. B) Left the house. C) Went to sleep. D) Went for a walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fastened his sword and stood armed. 11. The following is an example of which literary device: "'You will die just like the others!' he cried, and he threw himself at my feet." A) Flashback. B) Imagery. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 12. Who is the father of the cattle on Thrinacia? A) Zeus. B) Helios. C) Poseidon. D) Apollo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helios. 13. Who gave Odysseus the magical herbs to keep him safe from Circe's magic? A) Athena. B) Hermes. C) Zeus. D) Helios. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hermes. 14. What is known as the most famous military conflict of all time? A) The Trojan War. B) The fall of the Minoan Civilization. C) The Greek Dark Ages. D) The Persian War. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Trojan War. 15. Odysseus fought which one of the creatures below? A) Big Foot. B) The Cracken. C) Cyclops. D) A demon monkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cyclops. 16. When he is blinded by Odysseus, what does Polyphemus do? A) Kills all the men. B) Hides inside forever. C) Calls on Poseidon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calls on Poseidon. 17. What is missing from the following:When I graduate from high school. A) Subject. B) Verb. C) Both subject and verb. D) Neither, but this is an incomplete thought. E) Neither, this is a complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neither, but this is an incomplete thought. 18. How did Odysseus prove his identity to Penelope? A) By stringing and shooting an arrow through twelve axe heads. B) By reciting a secret code known only to him and Penelope. C) By presenting a ring that only he possessed. D) By revealing a scar that he received in battle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By stringing and shooting an arrow through twelve axe heads. 19. Who is Queen of the Phaeacians? A) Arete. B) Nausicaa. C) Circe. D) Calypso. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arete. 20. Define "In Medias Res" A) Latin for "into the middle of things, " a story that begins in the middle. B) A brave & noble character in an epic poem, admired for great achievements. C) A description of a characteristic of a person or thing before the name. D) A long, detailed, and dramatic comparison using like or as. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latin for "into the middle of things, " a story that begins in the middle. ← 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