This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 57 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 57 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does it mean "to drain" something? A) To fill it with water. B) To remove liquid from it, leaving it empty or drier. C) To paint it. D) To plant something in it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To remove liquid from it, leaving it empty or drier. 2. What is the meaning of the word:Enchanted? A) Magical. B) Evil. C) Wooded area. D) Danger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Magical. 3. (n.)-a small cave or cavern A) Grotto. B) Brazen. C) Dell. D) Quiver. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grotto. 4. The splash of the Graphic Novel focuses on this. A) The Cyclops. B) The Lotus Eaters. C) Helios's Cattle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helios's Cattle. 5. Circe turns the men into A) Nymphs. B) Pigs. C) Cyclops. D) Hunters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pigs. 6. What is a "suitor" ? A) A type of clothing. B) A person who petitions for a job. C) A person who pursues someone romantically. D) A legal representative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person who pursues someone romantically. 7. After everyone has left the feast for the night, Queen Arete asks Odysseus for his story because: A) She sees his many scars. B) She sees he is wearing clothes that belong to them. C) She sees a sign in the clouds. D) She sees when people are lying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She sees he is wearing clothes that belong to them. 8. True or False:Penelope recognizes Odysseus when he tells her their bed cannot be moved because he carved the bed into a living tree A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. What heroic qualities does Penelope possess? A) Patient, kind, forgiving. B) Clever, witty, unfaithful. C) Faithful, clever, patient. D) Unfaithful, condescending, rude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Faithful, clever, patient. 10. Select the option that is NOT TRUE of an epic hero.An epic hero ..... A) Faces a supernatural foe or receives supernatural help. B) Is disliked by many. C) Goes on a quest or journey. D) Is a great warrior. E) Is courageous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is disliked by many. 11. What is Odysseus given that helps save him from drowning in Book V? A) A buoyant board. B) A veil. C) A new boat. D) The ability to breath under water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A veil. 12. Who was Morpheus? A) He was a young god whose job it was to spread sleep to all people. B) He was in charge of naiads (mermaids). C) He was a young god who assisted Hades, the god of the underworld/land of the dead. D) All of these things are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was a young god whose job it was to spread sleep to all people. 13. Most heroes at this time were ..... A) Common, everyday men who helped people in some way. B) Powerful, god-like men with personal, political, and social motives. C) Normal men who had powers that they used to fight evil. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Powerful, god-like men with personal, political, and social motives. 14. What indirect character trait does this quote show for Odysseus' men:"He brings home gifts while we, who have worked as hard as he has, come home with empty hands. Let us divide the gold among ourselves!" A) Loyalty. B) Selfishness. C) Trust. D) Sadness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Selfishness. 15. I reached into my ..... in search for the perfect arrow. A) Lee. B) Sage. C) Withy. D) Quiver. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quiver. 16. What does Zeus say is the reason Poseidon hates Odysseus? A) Odysseus wounded Poseidon in battle. B) Odysseus blinded his son. C) Odysseus had an affair with his wife. D) Odysseus battled Poseidon for possession of the seas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Odysseus blinded his son. 17. Part A:Based on his response to Odysseus, what can be inferred about Aeolous? A) Aeolus does not want to upset the gods. B) Aeolus does not believe in good luck. C) Aeolus knows how dangerous storms can be. D) Aeolus knows why Odysseus is returning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aeolus does not want to upset the gods. 18. What does Circe turn Odysseus's crew into? A) Wolves. B) Pigs. C) Dogs. D) Bears. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pigs. 19. Who gave Odysseus a remedy to counteract Circe's magic potion? A) Ares. B) Apollo. C) Zeus. D) Hermes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hermes. 20. When King Nestor tells Telemachus of how he returned from the Battle of Troy, his story would be considered which element of plot? A) Meet cute. B) Flashback. C) Subsequent. D) Parallel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flashback. ← 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