This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 39 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The fall of the Mycenaean Civilization was likely due to the ..... ? A) Trojan War. B) Earthquakes. C) Hunger. D) Multiple invasions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trojan War. 2. How many axeheads must the arrow pass through in order to win Penelope's contest? A) 8. B) 10. C) 12. D) 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12. 3. Who does Odysseus blind? A) Polyphemus the Cyclops. B) Athena. C) Poseidon. D) His son. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polyphemus the Cyclops. 4. Why did King Agamemnon summon the other kings to battle? A) To conquer land. B) To recapture a queen. C) He felt like it. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To recapture a queen. 5. Who has no information about the Greek hero Odysseus in Book 3? A) Menelaus. B) Nestor. C) Proteus. D) Agamemnon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nestor. 6. It is a reference to a famous person, place, thing, or event. A) Allegory. B) Epic Simile. C) Allusion. D) Epithet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 7. Which of the following situations best illustrates the meaning of invaded? A) Kings signed a treaty to end their war. B) A family left home to avoid the hurricane. C) Students volunteered to help people in need. D) An army entered a country to take control of it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An army entered a country to take control of it. 8. Who helped Odysseus defeat the suitors in the Odyssey? A) Zeus. B) Hera. C) Apollo. D) Athena. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Athena. 9. Odysseus is know as being exceptionally clever, but he is also known for his tragic flaw of hubris. What is hubris? A) Excessive intelligence. B) Excessive beauty. C) Excessive self-confidence/pride. D) Excessive loyalty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Excessive self-confidence/pride. 10. What is it called when the author directly states a character's traits? A) Characterization. B) Direct characterization. C) Indirect characterization. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct characterization. 11. What animal does Circe turn Odysseus' men into? A) Doves. B) Sheep. C) Cows. D) Pigs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pigs. 12. Odysseus's had a son whose name was ..... A) Eumaeus. B) Telemachus. C) Telarchorious. D) Steve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Telemachus. 13. What happened to the crew members who ate the lotus on the island of the Lotus-Eaters? A) They went crazy and killed each other. B) They forgot about their home and did not want to leave the island. C) They fell in love with the Lotus Eater people and didn't want to leave the island. D) They turned into pigs and were cursed to stay on the island. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They forgot about their home and did not want to leave the island. 14. A myth is an old ..... A) Song. B) Dance. C) Mystic. D) Story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Story. 15. Which word means leave someone that you are responsible for? A) Investigate. B) Abandon. C) Attribute. D) React. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abandon. 16. Cyclops stroked each ram, and then let it pass, but my men riding on the ..... were never found. A) Lee. B) Sage. C) Pectoral fleece. D) Withy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pectoral fleece. 17. After Odysseus loses all his men, what two creatures does he encounter again? A) Cyclops and Sirens. B) Cicones and Lotus-Eaters. C) Scylla and Charybdis. D) Sirens and Scylla. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scylla and Charybdis. 18. What did Odysseus do after he had strung the bow? A) Went to sleep. B) Took a seat. C) Left the house. D) Went for a walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Took a seat. 19. During the storms, Odysseus ordered his men to ..... A) Row to shore. B) Jump off the ship. C) Surrender to the storm. D) Hide in the bottom of the ship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Row to shore. 20. The name of Odysseus' homeland is ..... A) Phrygia. B) Ithaca. C) Troy. D) Health. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ithaca. ← 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