This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 54 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 54 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the first obstacle that Odysseus and his men face on the journey home? A) A nine-day storm. B) The Lotus-Eaters. C) Charybdis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A nine-day storm. 2. Who would you say is the central female character in Book V? A) Athena. B) Penelope. C) Calypso. D) Eurycleia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calypso. 3. Which attitude or talent most clearly helps Odysseus triumph in the bow-and-arrow challenge in the excerpt from The Odyssey, Part 2? A) His pride in his heritage. B) His love for Penelope. C) His great skill at archery. D) His loyalty to the gods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His great skill at archery. 4. For the excerpt "Odysseus, brooding over the shameless behavior of the maidservant and suitors, longs to destroy his enemies but fears the revenge of his friends. Athena reassures him. Odysseus is told that the suitors will die." identify what Odysseus is upset about. A) The suitors have killed all of the servants. B) Telemachus has killed all the suitors and servants. C) The suitors and servants are still alive. D) Penelope married one of the suitors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The suitors and servants are still alive. 5. Glowered A) Verb:glared; stared angrily. B) Verb:is of use; helps. C) Verb:gave generously. D) Adjective:at a distance; unfriendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb:glared; stared angrily. 6. What do the Siren Singers do to sailors? A) Turn them into animals. B) Help them on their journey. C) Lure them to their deaths with their singing. D) Give them directions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lure them to their deaths with their singing. 7. Even though Polyphemus had been warned about Odysseus he did not expect him to be A) So small. B) So clever. C) So strong. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So small. 8. Distant; remote; standoffish A) Aloof. B) Appalled. C) Implacable. D) Work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aloof. 9. Part of the body between the chest and the waist A) Suitor. B) Indignant. C) Barren. D) Midriff. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Midriff. 10. Who was Homer A) The author of the "Percy Jackson" series. B) The author of "Little Red Riding Hood". C) The author of "Tall Tale". D) Author of Odyssey tags9-10.RL.2.1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Author of Odyssey tags9-10.RL.2.1. 11. What does Odysseus do as they are leaving the cyclope's cave? A) Offers Polyphemus a gift. B) Steals more food. C) Leaves his crewmen behind. D) Tells Polyphemus his real name. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tells Polyphemus his real name. 12. When Odysseus is in Cyclops's cave, he says his name is: A) Odysseus. B) Nobody. C) Zeus. D) Awesome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nobody. 13. Odysseus found his way home by following the ..... in the night sky. A) Poseidon. B) Commemorate. C) Nymph. D) Constellations. E) Revenge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Constellations. 14. How does Penelope delay the suitors? A) By running away. B) By telling them really long stories and repeating pointless details. C) By doing 2000 pushups every day. D) By making a piece of clothing but undoing it each night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By making a piece of clothing but undoing it each night. 15. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an epic poem? A) It is written in a high and grand style. B) It features a hero who embodies the values of a society. C) It is a short and simple narrative. D) It includes divine intervention in human affairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is a short and simple narrative. 16. Which event from the Odyssey is described below?Odysseus struggles with temptation but learns to trust in his crew as they prevent him from being lured to his death by an entrancing song. A) The encounter with the Sirens. B) The encounter with the cyclops. C) The encounter with Calypso. D) The encounter with Circe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The encounter with the Sirens. 17. What does Teiresias warn against because it will cause Odysseus' men and ship to be destroyed? A) Eating Helios' cattle. B) Wearing Helios' clothes. C) Stealing Helios' ship. D) Offering Helios a sacrifice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating Helios' cattle. 18. Circe tells Odysseus he must go seek wisdom from. A) Teiresias. B) Helios. C) Ithaca. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Teiresias. 19. In ancient Greek mythology, who is the king of the gods? A) Zeus. B) Poseidon. C) Hades. D) Hera. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zeus. 20. A central idea in a piece of writing; life lesson; Temptations are difficult to resist. A) Theme. B) Tone. C) Mood. D) Flashback. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. ← 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