The Odyssey Quiz 56 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which place does Homer describe as being so great that even "an immortal visitor must pause and gaze in wonder and delight" ?

Correct Answer: C) The cavern of Calypso.

2. A character that is helped or harmed by gods, embodies ideals and values considered admirable, an emerges victorious is an example of .....

Correct Answer: A) Epic hero.

3. Which of the events did NOT occur when Odysseus and the suitors tried to string the bow?

Correct Answer: A) The bow did not break when the suitors tried to string it.

4. Lead by deception; distract

Correct Answer: D) Beguile.

5. Who is Odysseus' son?

Correct Answer: B) Telemachus.

6. Odysseus is the king of what city

Correct Answer: B) Ithaca.

7. Which Greek god is angry with Odysseus?

Correct Answer: D) Poseidon.

8. To become gradually less; diminish

Correct Answer: D) Dwindle.

9. The following is an example of what literary device: "On the tenth day, the foolishness of my men brought us disaster!"

Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing.

10. Great physical or mental suffering, agony

Correct Answer: A) Anguish.

11. Huge; gigantic

Correct Answer: D) Mammoth.

12. In a hateful way

Correct Answer: C) Abominably.

13. To add beauty to; decorate

Correct Answer: B) Adorn.

14. Wretched

Correct Answer: A) Miserable.

15. Which of the following does Laertes's shroud mainly represent?

Correct Answer: D) Penelope's guile and wisdom.

16. If something is "dangerous or unsafe" it is .....

Correct Answer: B) Treacherous.

17. What is the name of Odysseus's home?

Correct Answer: C) Ithaca.

18. "We burnedhis body and his gear, and built a moundand dragged a pillar onto it, and fixedhis oar on top."Who is being described here?

Correct Answer: B) Elpenor.

19. " ..... heard the rock bellowing all around. The black sand raging ..... " (936).

Correct Answer: B) Personification.

20. Who composed The Odyssey, the epic poem telling the story of Odysseus and his journey home?

Correct Answer: C) Homer.