This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 23 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What did Circe turn Odysseus' men into? A) Lions. B) Birds. C) Pigs. D) Wolves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pigs. 2. If a person showed wrath toward an enemy, which of the following must be true? Base your answer on the meaning of wrath. A) He showed intense fear. B) He showed good manners. C) He showed extreme anger. D) He showed poor judgement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He showed extreme anger. 3. What king does Odysseus son go visit to find out news of Odysseus? A) Agamemnon. B) Priam. C) Menelaus. D) Achilles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Menelaus. 4. Penelope finally realizes that Odysseus has really returned home because he tells her that A) He made their bed frame from a tree trunk. B) A magic spell returned him to Ithaca. C) He was sent home by Zeus. D) That he was really invisible the whole time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He made their bed frame from a tree trunk. 5. Who was Odysseus' son? A) Telemachus. B) Telephone. C) Thermopole. D) Ted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Telemachus. 6. Who does Odysseus make an offering to after escaping the Cyclops? A) Poseidon. B) Hades. C) Zeus. D) Dale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zeus. 7. What did Odysseus regret at the end of the story? A) Not jumping off the boat to go to the Sirens. B) Not staying with Circe on her island. C) Loosing so many of his men. D) Listening to the Sirens song. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loosing so many of his men. 8. How did the Sirens try to lure the men to their island? A) Offering food and shelter. B) Giving them sweet food. C) Singing a song. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Singing a song. 9. Hubris means: A) Extreme Anger. B) Excessive Pride. C) Honor and Glory. D) The center of a delicious cut of meat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excessive Pride. 10. When I saw the ..... of toilet paper in her garage, I understood why there was none left at the store. A) Scarcity. B) Void. C) Profusion. D) Custom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Profusion. 11. What trick does Penelope employ to delay the suitors? A) She wears black as if she is in mourning to give herself more time before she must be remarried. B) She weaves her veil all day and at night she pulls the veil apart so that she is never finished. C) She tells the suitors she would rather marry the Pig Man because his cave is super clean. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She weaves her veil all day and at night she pulls the veil apart so that she is never finished. 12. Odysseus is famous and well-known throughout Greece and his home of Ithaca.This is an example of what Epic Hero quality? A) Capable of greatness. B) A great fighter/warrior. C) Travel. D) Local Hero. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Local Hero. 13. The concept of the hero has remained unchanged since The Odyssey A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Who was believed to be the king of the Gods? A) Athena. B) Zeus. C) Triton. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zeus. 15. How many obstacles or monsters that Odysseus faces are female? A) All of them. B) None of them. C) Two of them. D) More than two of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) More than two of them. 16. When Odysseus visits the Underworld, he must speak to A) Tiresias. B) Hades. C) Hermes. D) Zeus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tiresias. 17. Which of the following sentences features inverted word order? A) In April we visited Greece. B) Clear and aqua was the sea. C) Dolphins splashed beside our ship. D) The sun shone harshly on the village. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clear and aqua was the sea. 18. Mr. Boucher is ..... to diets and exercise. A) Averse. B) Open. C) Eager. D) He doesn't need a diet or to exercise because he is perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Averse. 19. How did Odysseus escape from Calypso's island? A) A tunnel. B) A raft. C) A bridge. D) A chariot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A raft. 20. In the following sentence, what is the CAUSE?I broke my arm when I fell on the ice. A) I broke my arm. B) When I fell on the ice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When I fell on the ice. ← 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