This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 36 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 36 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who was the first to try and string the bow, but failed due to weak hands? A) Eurymachus. B) Antinous. C) Leiodes. D) Melanthius. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leiodes. 2. What did Penelope do when she heard about the deaths of the suitors? A) She wept for joy. B) She flew into a rage. C) She laughed uncontrollably. D) She fainted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She wept for joy. 3. If a person is unexceptional, they are ..... A) Peaceful. B) Ordinary. C) Awesome. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ordinary. 4. What's the island where Odysseus and his men face Circe? A) Atlantis. B) Troy. C) Santorini. D) Wow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wow. 5. Who is Leucothea and what does she do for Odysseus? A) She is a goddess who helps Odysseus by providing him with a veil to keep him from drowning after Poseidon tries to drown him!. B) She is a bird who rescues Odysseus from the sea. C) She is Telemachus' nanny who calls Odysseus daily to inspire him to return to Ithaca. D) She is Penelope's best friend and she calls Odysseus to tell him about the disrespectful suitors invading his home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She is a goddess who helps Odysseus by providing him with a veil to keep him from drowning after Poseidon tries to drown him!. 6. What happens to the bag of wind that Aeolus gives Odysseus? A) His crew open it. B) Odysseus loses it. C) Odysseus uses it. D) His crew throw it in the sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His crew open it. 7. Zeus:Very well Athena, you may help Odysseus. But understand that Poseidon's wrath will be yours to deal with. Wrath is a feeling of ..... A) Calm and peace. B) Intense anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intense anger. 8. Finished quickly A) Insidious. B) Plundered. C) Dispatched. D) Bereft. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dispatched. 9. The phrase "to be between Scylla and Charybdis" means A) To be filled with nervous excitement. B) To be without energy, ability, or hope. C) Hopeto have to choose between two bad alternatives. D) To need to make a decision based on adequate information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hopeto have to choose between two bad alternatives. 10. What is the name of the king of Phaeacia? A) Aldonos. B) Artemis. C) Alcinous. D) Poseidon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alcinous. 11. What is the fate of the Sirens in The Odyssey? A) They are killed by Odysseus and his crew. B) They are banished to a remote island. C) They are transformed into birds. D) They are granted immortality by the gods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are transformed into birds. 12. Why don't the suitors use their weapons to attack Odysseus and his men? A) Telemachus ties all the men up. B) Odysseus burns their weapons. C) Telemachus removed their weapons from the great hall. D) They apologize and make peace with Odysseus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Telemachus removed their weapons from the great hall. 13. Xenia A) A "larger than life" main character. B) A one-eyed giant. C) Ancient Greek concept of hospitality, the generosity and courtesy shown to those who are far from home. D) A long narrative poem that tells a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ancient Greek concept of hospitality, the generosity and courtesy shown to those who are far from home. 14. What do the suitors need to do in order to complete the bow contest? In Order A) 1. string a bow2. Show Penelope the bow. B) 1. shoot an arrow through 12 axe heads2. string a bow. C) 1. Find Penelope2. Prove his love to her by shooting a bow. D) 1. string a bow2. shoot an arrow through 12 axe heads. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1. string a bow2. shoot an arrow through 12 axe heads. 15. What war did Odysseus fight in? A) The Trojan War. B) The Spartan War. C) The Peloponnesian War. D) The Vietnam War. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Trojan War. 16. A synonym of against, usually used with the preposition "to." A) Averse. B) Pensive. C) Baleful. D) Ample. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Averse. 17. Infer why Odysseus does not take all of his men to explore the Land of the Lotus Eaters after what happened at Ismaros. A) He learned from his mistakes. B) He wanted his men to rest. C) He was prideful and didn't care. D) He thought it couldn't happen again. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He learned from his mistakes. 18. Who suggested that someone should go up to the window and call for help? A) Ageless. B) Eurynomus. C) Amphime-don. D) Let's take it down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ageless. 19. Dreadful, terrible A) Dire. B) Anguish. C) Peril. D) Work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dire. 20. Odysseus finds King Alcinous' palace is: A) In ruins and ashes. B) Dazzling and filled with dazzling people. C) Massive and forbidding. D) Gaudy and overdone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dazzling and filled with dazzling people. ← 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