This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 31 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Muse is A) The goddess of love. B) One of 9 goddesses of poetry and literature. C) The lady who held Odysseus captive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One of 9 goddesses of poetry and literature. 2. True or False? A theme of The Odyssey might be family is most important. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. "As they ate, she walked round the table-round the backs of their chars. She carried a willow wand, plaited liker her hair, and as she passed each man, she knocked him about the head with it-gently, as if she were teasing." Which character's actions are listed in this direct quote? A) Calypso. B) Penelope. C) Circe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Circe. 4. Odysseus's journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War lasted how many years? A) 2. B) 5. C) 10. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10. 5. What gift does Telemachus accept from Menelaus? A) Goats. B) A chariot and team of horses. C) A silver mixing-bowl finished with a lip of gold. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A silver mixing-bowl finished with a lip of gold. 6. To cause harm in a way that is gradual or not easily noticed. A) Committee. B) Mumble. C) Insidious. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insidious. 7. Which three goddesses argued over the golden apple? A) Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite. B) Athena, Helen, Hera. C) Aphrodite, Artemis, Apollo. D) Demeter, Ares and Hermes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite. 8. Think about what happens when the suitors realize the beggar is Odysseus.Which of these inferences about Eurymachus is best supported by the text? A) Eurymachus and the other suitors believe that a beggar has killed Antinous. B) Eurymachus knows he and the other suitors will defeat Odysseus. C) Eurymachus tries to talk his way out of the situation. D) Eurymachus knows that escape is futile and is resigned to death. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eurymachus tries to talk his way out of the situation. 9. Who disguises Odysseus as an old beggar? A) Athena. B) Zeus. C) Eumaeus. D) Phaeacians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Athena. 10. Who is Demodocus? A) He is a blind poet who sings. B) He is the god of the sea. C) He is a skilled boxer who wins. D) He is a fast runner who races. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is a blind poet who sings. 11. What animal does Circe turn Odysseus's men into? A) Bird. B) Sheep. C) Cattle. D) Pig. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pig. 12. ..... is often an epic hero's greatest character flaw, and they must learn ..... during their journey. A) Impatience, patience. B) Anger, peace. C) Selfishness, selflessness. D) Pride, humility. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pride, humility. 13. Who did Odysseus strike with a spear in a close fight? A) Pisander. B) Eurydamus. C) Leiodes. D) Leocritus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leiodes. 14. Look on page 13, how did the Greeks trick their way into Troy? A) They pretended to be nice. B) They walked through the city gates. C) They snuck in inside of a horse. D) The gods helped them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They snuck in inside of a horse. 15. Which universal theme can be drawn from the response of Odysseus and his men to the storm? A) Acting foolishly leads to mistakes. B) Never give up in the face of a difficulty. C) If you wait patiently trouble will pass. D) To overcome challenges plan ahead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Never give up in the face of a difficulty. 16. What is the purpose of the myth of Hades and Persephone? A) To explain why the seasons change and why the harvest isn't good during the fall and winter. B) To explain why people shouldn't kidnap other people just because they find them attractive. C) To warn people not to eat pomegranates. D) To explain the origin of maple syrup. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To explain why the seasons change and why the harvest isn't good during the fall and winter. 17. Greek gods are all powerful A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. What happens to the men who eat the Lotus? A) They become forgetful and lose the desire to go home. B) They are poisoned and die. C) They gain superhuman strength. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They become forgetful and lose the desire to go home. 19. What is NOT part of Mentes' plan for Telemachus? A) Get rid of the Suitors. B) Call the islanders to assembly. C) Kill the suitors and their families immediately. D) Invoke the gods. E) Take a ship with 20 oars and go abroad for news of Odysseus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kill the suitors and their families immediately. 20. The Illiad is about ..... A) The revenge of the warrior Achilles. B) The 10 year Trojan War. C) The wrath of the sea god Poseiden. D) The love affair of Odysseus and Penelope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The 10 year Trojan 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