This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the gods and goddesses is Odysseus' greatest ally? A) His greatest ally is Zeus. B) His greatest ally is Poseidon. C) His greatest ally is Hermes. D) His greatest ally is Athena. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His greatest ally is Athena. 2. What does Odysseus receive from the man who insulted him? A) A cup. B) A sword. C) A cloak. D) A crown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sword. 3. Who is the swineherd who helps Odysseus? A) Eurylochus. B) Eurymachus. C) Eurycleia. D) Eumaeus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eumaeus. 4. Who saved Odysseus from drowning? A) King Alcinous. B) Demodocus. C) Athena. D) Nausicaa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nausicaa. 5. Why did Penelope have suitors in the Odyssey? A) Because she was known to be very wealthy and they wanted her money. B) Because she was a powerful sorceress and they wanted to learn her secrets. C) Because they were all related to her and wanted to reunite the family. D) Because her husband, Odysseus, was presumed dead and they wanted to marry her and take over his kingdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because her husband, Odysseus, was presumed dead and they wanted to marry her and take over his kingdom. 6. Which mythical creature is a Cyclops, who Odysseus meets and defeats? A) Polyphemus. B) Sirens. C) Charybdis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polyphemus. 7. What is Odysseus' mission in the Odyssey? A) To find the underworld. B) To get back home. C) To find riches. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get back home. 8. What does Odysseus do to save his men and himself from the sirens? A) He prays and makes an offering to the sirens. B) He puts beeswax in his crew members' ears. C) He gets himself tied to the mast of his ship. D) Both B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both B and C. 9. What is an invocation to the muse? A) Asking one of the daughters of Zeus to help craft the story. B) Asking a muse to take over your body. C) Asking a muse to protext you from Zeus's wrath. D) Painting a picture of a beautiful woman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asking one of the daughters of Zeus to help craft the story. 10. What offer does Calypso make Odysseus to get him to stay with her? A) Ambrosia. B) Freedom. C) Immortality. D) Revenge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immortality. 11. What is Odysseus and his men not supposed to take from the Sun God? A) Cows. B) Money. C) Rocks. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cows. 12. What are the names of the two main suitors for Odysseus' wife? A) Scylla and Charybdis. B) Eurymachus and Telemachus. C) Antinous and Telemachus. D) Eurymachus and Antinous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eurymachus and Antinous. 13. In the selection from Tales From the Odyssey, what effect do the lotus flowers have on the missing men?A.The flowers cause the men to become lost.B.The flowers cause the men to weep with joy.C.The flowers cause the men to forget the past.D.The flowers cause the men to distrust Odysseus. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 14. What type of vegetation saved Odysseus from Charybdis? A) A fig tree. B) An apple tree. C) A stalk of fennel. D) The flower moly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A fig tree. 15. Whom does Athena disguise herself as before visiting Telemachus? A) Athena disguises herself as Odysseus. B) Athena disguises herself as Nestor. C) Athena disguises herself as Mentes. D) Athena disguises herself as Mentor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Athena disguises herself as Mentes. 16. A weapon with a long blade for cutting or fighting. A) Swamp. B) Word. C) Sword. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sword. 17. A comrade is one's ..... A) Friend. B) Mentor. C) Enemy. D) Military leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Friend. 18. Who wrote Odyssey? A) Burton. B) Odysseus. C) Homer. D) Shakespeare. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homer. 19. What did Penelope test Odysseus over? A) His loyalty. B) His rationality. C) His honesty. D) His responsibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His honesty. 20. The goddess of wisdom A) Helen. B) Penelope. C) Scylla. D) Athena. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Athena. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGreek Classics QuizzesThe Odyssey Quiz 1The Odyssey Quiz 2The Odyssey Quiz 3The Odyssey Quiz 4The Odyssey Quiz 6The Odyssey Quiz 7The Odyssey Quiz 8The Odyssey Quiz 9The Odyssey Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books