This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 14 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Odysseus got really close to returning home, but he didn't. Why not? A) They got lost. B) Ship malfunctions. C) A sea monster. D) He is cursed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is cursed. 2. What method of alluring men do both Circe and Sirens use? A) Money. B) Singing. C) Beauty. D) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Singing. 3. King of Ithaca A) Poseidon. B) Achilles. C) Odysseus. D) Homer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Odysseus. 4. The god of sea, earthquakes, horses and storm A) Polyphemus. B) Perimedes. C) Poseidon. D) Citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poseidon. 5. What are the names of Nausicaa's parents? A) Arete and Alcibiades. B) Arete and Alcinous. C) Agave and Alcinous. D) Agave and Alcibiades. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arete and Alcinous. 6. Which heroic trait is shown in Odysseus when Hermes rescues him from Calypso? A) Divine Birth. B) Courage. C) Divine Assistance. D) Superhuman Capabilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Divine Assistance. 7. What did Odysseus break off to shield him from nakedness? A) A single branch of olive. B) A single branch of the nearest tree. C) Nothing, he hid behind a bush. D) Nothing, he hid behind a rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A single branch of olive. 8. What does it mean "to seek" ? A) To avoid. B) To find something lost. C) To attempt to find or obtain something. D) To repair something broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To attempt to find or obtain something. 9. Did Odysseus want to go to war with Troy? A) Yes. B) No. C) It's complicated. D) There were no wars waged in the Epic tags9-10.RL.2.1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 10. After being at the farmyard, Odysseus went back with Telemachus to the city to return to his mother's house. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. What is the danger of incurring the wrath of the gods? A) They can turn men into pigs. B) They can take away a long-lost king's throne. C) They can cause mishaps and troubles. D) They can perform incredible feats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They can cause mishaps and troubles. 12. What is a muse? A) Someone who writes music and makes art. B) Someone who inspires music and inspires art. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Someone who inspires music and inspires art. 13. What's one of the Odyssey's main themes? A) Family and loyalty. B) War and peace. C) Love and betrayal. D) Bravery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Family and loyalty. 14. Who is Athena? A) Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare; daughter of Zeus. B) A cyclops, the son of Poseidon, who has his eye poked out by Odysseus. C) Messenger of the Greek gods and son of Zeus. D) King of Ithaca, leader in The Trojan War, wanders home for 10 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare; daughter of Zeus. 15. If Fred is Clara's suitor, Fred ..... A) Wants to marry Clara. B) Makes Clara's clothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wants to marry Clara. 16. What war did Odysseus finish before trying to come home? A) The American Revolution. B) The Potato War. C) The Trojan War. D) The Great Staring Contest of 22 B.C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Trojan War. 17. How does Odysseus demonstrate his intelligence in dealing with the Sirens? A) He covers his ears with wax. B) He tries to negotiate with the Sirens. C) He has his crew tie him to the mast of the ship. D) He jumps into the sea to swim to the Sirens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He has his crew tie him to the mast of the ship. 18. What is the name of Odysseus's wife? A) Helen. B) Penelope. C) Medea. D) Circe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Penelope. 19. The following line from The Odyssey, is an example of which literary device? "Odysseus' true son" A) Allusion. B) Epic Simile. C) Epithet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epithet. 20. In this inverted sentence, which word is not in normal order? "Silently stood the sentry, guarding the ancient tomb." A) Ancient. B) Tomb. C) Stood. D) Guarding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stood. ← 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