This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 26 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many years total had Odysseus been gone from Ithaca? A) 7. B) 15. C) 20. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 20. 2. Shadow Archetype A) Polyphemus. B) Circe. C) Poseidon. D) Antiphates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poseidon. 3. What happens when Odysseus' men eat the lotus flower? A) They never ate the flowers. B) They immediately wanted to go home. C) They lost all thoughts of home and wanted to stay eating the fruit. D) They attended a festival tags9-10.RL.2.1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They lost all thoughts of home and wanted to stay eating the fruit. 4. How does Athena disguise Odysseus? A) A lion. B) A young beggar. C) Telemachus' twin. D) An old beggar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An old beggar. 5. The ghost Tiresias warns Odysseus not to touch the ..... of the sun god A) Sheep. B) Cattle. C) Pigs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cattle. 6. How does Odysseus defeat Polyphemus? A) He trips him and runs. B) He blinds him and hides under the sheep. C) He convinces some of his men to stay behind as leverage. D) He doesn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He blinds him and hides under the sheep. 7. Greek for "insolence" -excessive pride that leads to protagonist's downfall-tragic flaw A) Epithet. B) Hubris. C) Hamartia. D) Catharsis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hubris. 8. True or False:A beautiful pond with flowers and a peaceful breeze would be foreboding A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Monomyth A) A hero's journey. B) A biography. C) A short story. D) Realistic fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A hero's journey. 10. What name does Odysseus use as an alias with Polyphemus? A) Hercules, the Magnificent. B) Odysseus, King of Ithaca. C) Nobody Atall. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nobody Atall. 11. Who is this woman? A) The lovely Penelope, wife of Odysseus. B) A servant who helps to raise Telemachus in the absence of his father. C) The mother of Odysseus an mother-in-law of Penelope. D) The goddess Calypso, who has the ability to live forever. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The lovely Penelope, wife of Odysseus. 12. What kind of contest does Penelope give the princes? A) A contest of wits. B) An archery contest. C) A sword fight. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An archery contest. 13. A word to describe a person who begs strangers for money. A) Bane. B) Mendicant. C) Nape. D) Rampart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mendicant. 14. How many women were trained by Euryclea and Penelope in household work? A) Thirty. B) Fifty. C) Twenty. D) Forty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fifty. 15. Around what time did Homer live AND was he bling? A) 500 BC; yes. B) 600 BC, no. C) 700 BC, yes,. D) 800 BC, yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 800 BC, yes. 16. Odysseus is known for his superior wit, strength and leadership.This is an example of what Epic Hero quality? A) Born into power. B) Capable of greatness. C) Local Hero. D) Humility gained or earned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capable of greatness. 17. Where does the narrative of the 'Odyssey' begin? A) In the middle of things. B) At the end of the Trojan War. C) On the island of Ithaca. D) In the city of Troy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the middle of things. 18. If you were to greet a friend's idea with incredulity, which of the following would you be most likely to say? A) "Let's go!". B) "Brilliant!". C) "Hand it over!". D) "No way!". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "No way!". 19. What trick devised by Odysseus won the Trojan War? A) The Great Pyramid. B) The Trojan Horse. C) The Divine Elliptical. D) The Sacrifice of Achilles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Trojan Horse. 20. Which God can be considered Telemachus' supernatural aid? A) Zeus. B) Athena. C) Poseidon. D) Hermes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Athena. ← 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