This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 30 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What danger do the Lotus-Eaters pose to Odysseus' men in the excerpt from The Odyssey, Part 1? A) The Lotus-Eaters are dishonest and try to mislead the crew. B) They are dangerous cannibals. C) They cause the winds to subside. D) The lotus plant causes them to lose interest in returning home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The lotus plant causes them to lose interest in returning home. 2. What is the Cyclops' curse? A) That Odysseus never sees his home and loses all of his men. B) That Odysseus sees his home and loses all of his men. C) That Odysseus never sees his home but saves all of his men. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That Odysseus never sees his home and loses all of his men. 3. Fugitives A) A person who is convicted of a crime. B) A person with a college degree. C) Group of persons who have run away from prosecution or intolerable circumstances. D) A group involved in volunteer work. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Group of persons who have run away from prosecution or intolerable circumstances. 4. Who tells Nausikaa to go to the river? A) Ino. B) Telemakhos. C) Athena. D) Hermes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Athena. 5. Charming; pleasing A) Tremulous. B) Ponderous. C) Beguiling. D) Foreboding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beguiling. 6. "Tears sprang in her eyes, she rushed straight to the prince as the other maids of great Odysseus flocked around him ..... " A) Eurycleia. B) Circe. C) Athena. D) Helen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eurycleia. 7. A short stay in a place, like on a business trip or vacation. A) Sojourn. B) Nape. C) Bane. D) Rampart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sojourn. 8. Which vocabulary word matches the following definition:shout loudly and insistently. A) Clamored. B) Amphora. C) Cavernous. D) Agape. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clamored. 9. To show something that was hidden able to be seen. A) Revolution. B) Reveal. C) Rebel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reveal. 10. What is Telemachus advised to do by Athena? A) Stay at home and rule Ithaca. B) Go on a journey to find his father. C) Join the suitors. D) Marry Penelope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go on a journey to find his father. 11. To walk in an unsteady way ..... A) Stroll. B) Skip. C) Stagger. D) Sprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stagger. 12. The author of The Odyssey, even though he was blind. A) Joshua. B) James I. C) Homer. D) Oligarch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homer. 13. Penelope says this to Odysseus: "I armed myselflong ago against the frauds of men, impostors who might come-and all those manywhose underhanded ways bring evil on! ..... " What is she explaining to her husband? A) Why she let the suitors into her home. B) Why she chose to let him sleep alone. C) Why she remained faithful to him. D) Why she felt the need to test him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Why she felt the need to test him. 14. Based on the men's reaction to eating the lotus flowers, which of the following is most likely true about the flowers. A) They have a bitter taste and make you sick. B) They are very rare and hard to find. C) They are beautiful and cause a pleasant reaction. D) They are tasty and quickly satisfy a person's hunger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are beautiful and cause a pleasant reaction. 15. Who casts a shield over the suitors, letting them know their death was going to happen? A) Poseidon. B) Athena. C) Zeus. D) Apollo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Athena. 16. Ravi, a kind young man in his early twenties is an example of ..... A) Plot. B) Character. C) Setting. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Character. 17. How does Nestor feel about Odysseus A) He respects him. B) He hates him. C) He thinks he is a coward. D) He sees him as weak. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He respects him. 18. Where did Odysseus and his men go after leaving Circe's island? A) The island where Aeolus lived. B) The island of Hades. C) The island of the Laestrygonians. D) The island of Persephone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The island where Aeolus lived. 19. Tormented; harassed A) Beguiling. B) Aloof. C) Contemptible. D) Harried. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harried. 20. To stop something from happening, or to oppose successfully. A) Devise. B) Diminish. C) Haste. D) Suitor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diminish. ← 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