This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 58 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 58 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A person who welcomes you to their home is a ..... A) Guest. B) Visitor. C) Host. D) Cyclops. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Host. 2. Loud, continuous noise; uproar. A) Maelstrom. B) FROM. C) Whim. D) Epic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FROM. 3. What is hubris? A) Extreme arrogance or self-pride. B) Mutual exchange between two people. C) Greek idea of excellence. D) Actions that please the gods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extreme arrogance or self-pride. 4. What was Homer's profession? A) Minstrel. B) Soldier. C) Merchant. D) Scholar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Minstrel. 5. The author of The Odyssey is ..... A) Homer. B) Aristotle. C) Plato. D) Diogenes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homer. 6. How do the suitors treat Odysseus? A) They respect him. B) They mock him. C) They try to kill him. D) They give him gifts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They mock him. 7. Who is credited for gathering stories about Greek wars? A) Shakespeare. B) Homer. C) The Illiad. D) Odysseus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homer. 8. What does Telemachus seek on the mainland? A) A new home. B) Tidings of his father. C) A treasure. D) A powerful weapon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tidings of his father. 9. How many (original) tasks did Heracles have to complete for King Eurystheus? A) 10. B) 12. C) 20. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10. 10. Cordial A) Excessive pride or self-confidence. B) Ancient Greek concept of hospitality, the generosity and courtesy shown to those who are far from home. C) Destroy violently; ruin. D) Sincere, warm and friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sincere, warm and friendly. 11. Who's Odysseus wife? A) Penelope. B) Helen. C) Athena. D) Hera. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Penelope. 12. Why did Odysseus have to speak to Tiresaias first? A) To be able to speak to his mother. B) To find out what happened to his mother. C) To find out how to finish his journey home. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To find out how to finish his journey home. 13. What were the Muses said to represent? A) Inspiration. B) Intelligence. C) Kindness. D) Torture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inspiration. 14. Odysseus, at the beginning of his story, ask for ..... A) Help to write it. B) Someone to believe him. C) A witness. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Help to write it. 15. Who was Polyphemus? A) A cyclops. B) A centaur. C) A suitor. D) A goddess. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A cyclops. 16. Symbol is ..... A) A person, place, image, word, or event that takes on figurative meaning beyond its literal meaning. B) A comparison between two objects. C) An exaggeration. D) An educated guess. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person, place, image, word, or event that takes on figurative meaning beyond its literal meaning. 17. Why won't King Aeolus help Odysseus the second time he lands on his island? A) He's mad that they didn't listen to him the first time. B) The Gods took away his powers for helping him the first time. C) He believes the Gods must have cursed him. D) He's doesn't have anything left to give him because he already gave him all of this winds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He believes the Gods must have cursed him. 18. What is a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation? A) Myth. B) Epic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epic. 19. Why does Odysseus sail to the mysterious shore? A) He's seeking safety. B) He's trying to find food. C) He curious about who lives there. D) He wants to defeat the monster. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He curious about who lives there. 20. Hero Archetype A) Sparta. B) Odysseus. C) Aeolus. D) Zeus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Odysseus. ← 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