The Odyssey Quiz 16 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. Adze

Correct Answer: B) An ax.

2. ..... :delay

Correct Answer: C) Tarry.

3. What type of flower makes the men forget past and present?

Correct Answer: A) Lotus.

4. V. try earnestly or persistently to persuade (someone) to do something.

Correct Answer: A) Urged.

5. Plundered

Correct Answer: B) Took something by force.

6. What was Socrates' motto?

Correct Answer: C) "Know Thyself".

7. Which goddess often assists Odysseus and Telemachus, and speaks up for them in the councils of the gods on Mount Olympus?

Correct Answer: C) Athena.

8. Which goddess was helping Odysseus on his quest to get back home?

Correct Answer: B) Athena.

9. A feeling or sense of evil to come

Correct Answer: B) Foreboding.

10. Odysseus is disguised as

Correct Answer: C) An old man.

11. Mr. Coates likes to ..... his beard with little decorations when he goes to a fancy dinner.

Correct Answer: B) Adorn.

12. Elements of a story like theme and plot remain the same when told from the perspective of different characters

Correct Answer: B) False.

13. Noisy merrymaking; festivity

Correct Answer: B) Revelry.

14. Characterized by treachery (danger)

Correct Answer: A) Insidious.

15. He fought a duel in which he killed his ..... , a rival journalist.

Correct Answer: A) Adversary.

16. Guile

Correct Answer: A) Noun.

17. Why is the story of Aegisthus, Clytemnestra, and Orestes significant?

Correct Answer: D) They are characters who will serve as foils to Odysseus, Penelope, and Telemachus.

18. The ship had to ..... in the shallow waters near the coast, using ropes to secure itself to the sturdy posts.

Correct Answer: B) Moor.

19. The King of Ithaca

Correct Answer: B) Odysseus.

20. Female sheep

Correct Answer: C) Ewe.