This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 34 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What did Odysseus decide to do? A) He decided to trust in words to please her and keep away from her knees. B) He yelled at her for waking him. C) He embraced her knees. D) He ran away from the girls. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He decided to trust in words to please her and keep away from her knees. 2. The goddess that fell in love with Odysseus A) Calypso. B) Athena. C) Nausicaa. D) Scylla. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calypso. 3. What does detest mean in this context? A) Completely ignore. B) Strongly dislike. C) Rarely notice. D) Constantly annoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strongly dislike. 4. There is an apple tree in front of my house is an example of ..... A) Third-person point of view. B) Praise. C) Character. D) First-person point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) First-person point of view. 5. Who devises (thinks up) the test of the great bow? A) Odysseus. B) Athena. C) Penelope. D) Telemachus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Penelope. 6. What is the name of the god of the winds? A) Poseidon. B) Calypso. C) Aeolus. D) Antinous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aeolus. 7. He is the King of the Wind A) Alcinous. B) Hermes. C) Aeolus. D) Helios. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aeolus. 8. Formidable A) Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large or powerful. B) Enemy; opponent. C) Difficulties or misfortune. D) In an extremely unpleasant or disgusting manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large or powerful. 9. Polyphemus the Cyclops is A) A dwarf. B) A sheep. C) A giant. D) The God of Sheep. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A giant. 10. Who is the goddess of wisdom and warfare in Greek mythology? A) Hera. B) Athena. C) Aphrodite. D) Artemis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Athena. 11. During the Trojan War, how did the Trojan Horse win the war for Greece? A) It helped get Greek soldiers through the walls of Troy. B) It distracted Troy, while Greek soldiers climbed the walls of Troy. C) It exploded and knocked down a part of the Trojan wall. D) It was a peace offering that made Troy and Greece become friends and allies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It helped get Greek soldiers through the walls of Troy. 12. What is it called when the author provides clues about a character by describing what a character looks like, does, and says, as well as how other characters react to him or her? A) Indirect characterization. B) Direct characterization. C) Characterization. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect characterization. 13. Which characteristics best describe Cyclops? A) One-eyed, giant, violent. B) Charming, kind, sweet. C) Giant, six heads, fiery. D) Wise, mature, smart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One-eyed, giant, violent. 14. What is Odysseus's son's name, and where does he live? A) Telemachus / Ithaca. B) Telemachus / Pylos. C) Telemachus / Ogygia. D) Telemachus / Illion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Telemachus / Ithaca. 15. Which Greek goddess is the goddess of agriculture? A) Hera. B) Demeter. C) Athena. D) Aphrodite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Demeter. 16. Which of the following was not one of Odysseus's men? A) Citizens. B) Eurylochus. C) Perimedes. D) Persephone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Persephone. 17. Which god begs Zeus to let Odysseus go home? A) Aphrodite. B) Apollo. C) Hermes. D) Athena. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Athena. 18. Candor A) Noun:honesty; frankness. B) Adjective:scornful; regarding someone as beneath you. C) Verb:add beauty to; decorate. D) Noun:merrymaking; festivity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun:honesty; frankness. 19. How does Calypso try to talk Odysseus out of leaving her? A) Talks about her beauty. B) Uses magic. C) Tells him he will die at sea. D) Says Penelope has forgotten him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talks about her beauty. 20. Which piece of evidence BEST supports Nausicaa's motive for going to the river? A) "Papa dear, could you manage to let me have a good big waggon?". B) "You shall have the mules, my love, and whatever else you have a mind for.". C) "I want to take all our dirty clothes to the river and wash them.". D) "You have five sons at home, two of them married, while the other three are good looking bachelors.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "I want to take all our dirty clothes to the river and wash them.". ← 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