This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 18 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Inspiration A) A sudden illness. B) An idea about or willingness to do something. C) With kindness. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An idea about or willingness to do something. 2. Who advises Odysseus on how to resist the Sirens' song in The Odyssey? A) Hermes. B) Poseidon. C) Circe. D) Athena. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Circe. 3. Which event from the Odyssey is described below?Odysseus comes face to face with death and his own mortality. He is disappointed by his fate described in a prophecy but learns to humble himself and accept guidance from a wiser source. A) The encounter with Scylla and Charybdis. B) The encounter with Aeolus. C) The encounter with Tiresias in the Underworld. D) The encounter with Circe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The encounter with Tiresias in the Underworld. 4. An abundance or large quantity of something A) Scarcity. B) Provision. C) Ambrosia. D) Profusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Profusion. 5. Cyclopes live solitary lives as ..... A) Shepherds. B) Farmers. C) Seamen. D) Security Guards. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shepherds. 6. What did Aeolus give to Odysseus to help him on his journey? A) A potion for eternal life. B) A magical sword. C) A bag of winds. D) A map of the stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A bag of winds. 7. What does Odysseus say his name is? A) Nick Jonas. B) Nunya Business. C) No-Body Atall. D) Ulysses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No-Body Atall. 8. What is Mount Olympus? A) The site where the Trojan Horse was left. B) The largest mountain in Greece. C) The home of the gods in Greek mythology. D) The hill Achilles died on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The home of the gods in Greek mythology. 9. In what poetic meter is The Odyssey written? A) Dactylic Hexameter. B) Iambic Pentameter. C) Dactylic Pentameter. D) Trochaic Tetrameter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dactylic Hexameter. 10. What is a signal word used to help in sequencing chronological order? A) Because. B) Finally. C) Since. D) Therefore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finally. 11. What is an "oar" ? A) A tool used for digging. B) A device used to steer a boat. C) A piece of equipment for climbing. D) A type of ancient weapon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A device used to steer a boat. 12. Who brings out Odysseus's bow after the banquet? A) Telemachus. B) Penelope. C) Eumaeus. D) Philoetius. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Penelope. 13. The sweet days of (Odysseus') lifetime were running out in anguish over his exile, for long ago the nymph had ceased to please. Though he fought shy of her and her desire, he lay with her each night, for she compelled him. But when day came he sat on the rocky shore and broke his own heart groaning, with eyes wet scanning the bare horizon of the sea. Which of Odysseus' qualities is emphasized here? A) Loyalty and determination. B) Superhuman strength. C) Craftiness. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loyalty and determination. 14. Which event from the Odyssey is described below?Odysseus' men ignore his orders to return to the ship and begin feasting and drinking until they fall asleep. They are unprepared for the attack that came at night and are forced to retreat to their ships. A) The encounter with the Cicones. B) The encounter with Lotus Eaters. C) The encounter with the Laestrygonians. D) The encounter with Zeus after Thrinacia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The encounter with the Cicones. 15. '' ..... its crackling roots blazed and hissed-as a blacksmith plunges a glowing ax or adze in an ice-cold bath and the metal screeches steam and its temper hardens-that's the iron's strength-so the eye of Cyclops sizzled round that stake." This quote is an example of a(n) ..... A) Metaphor. B) Epic Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Slice of Pizza. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epic Simile. 16. What is Poseidon the god of? A) Hades. B) Travel. C) The seas and earthquakes. D) Maple syrup. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The seas and earthquakes. 17. Who is the god of war in Greek mythology? A) Ares. B) Poseidon. C) Hades. D) Zeus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ares. 18. Which of event from the Odyssey is described below?Odysseus learns that hubris can lead to his downfall after he brags about his successful escape. His boasting puts him in direct conflict with the vengeful god Poseidon. A) The encounter with the Cyclops. B) The encounter with the Laestrygonians. C) The encounter with Scylla and Charybdis. D) The encounter with Circe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The encounter with the Cyclops. 19. Which of the following was not written by Homer? A) Clash of the Titans. B) The Illiad. C) The Odyssey. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clash of the Titans. 20. The Illiad is the Homer's first epic based off of? A) Love. B) War. C) Journey. D) Myths. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) War. ← 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