This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 59 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 59 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who is the person that trains and prepares a hero for his journey? A) Ally. B) Mentor. C) Helper. D) Teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mentor. 2. What is the meaning of the word staid? A) Not adventurous. B) Adventurous. C) Risky. D) Impolite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not adventurous. 3. The gods and goddesses of ancient Greece lived ..... A) In the ocean. B) In a city called Troy. C) In a leafy green cove. D) On Mount Olympus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On Mount Olympus. 4. What prophecy of Teiresias does Odysseus withhold from his men? A) Poseidon will capsize their ship near Charybdis. B) Odysseus and his crew will return triumphant to Ithaca. C) The sailors' adventures will last another ten years. D) Only Odysseus will survive and return home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only Odysseus will survive and return home. 5. Odysseus was disguised as a beggar A) To spy on his wife. B) To see how his home was. C) To come up with a plan. D) All are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are correct. 6. Odysseus was married to whom? A) Helen of Tro. B) Penelope. C) Athena. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Penelope. 7. Odyssey A) An error or mistake. B) A short journey. C) A peculiar person. D) An extended journey or quest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An extended journey or quest. 8. Why did Odysseus not want to stop at the island of Helios? A) He wanted to hurry home to Ithaca. B) He was scared. C) His men wanted to continue on. D) He had been warned by Circe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He had been warned by Circe. 9. Sneakiness or secretive A) Stealth. B) Swinish. C) Beguiling. D) Scarce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stealth. 10. Yards are ..... A) Food. B) Sails. C) Sticks. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sails. 11. What is the process of drawing a conclusion from supporting evidence? A) Imagery. B) Inference. C) Indirect characterization. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inference. 12. What is Aphrodite the goddess of? A) Love and beauty. B) Seas and rivers. C) Wisdom and warfare. D) The sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Love and beauty. 13. To long for A) Pine. B) Desperate. C) Journey. D) Hubris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pine. 14. Wise A) Sage. B) Divers. C) Quiver. D) Ravage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sage. 15. "They jumped up and crowded around, egging Irus on and cheering drunkenly as Odysseus tucked up his rags." What can readers infer about the suitors from this sentence? A) They are not interested in Irus; they want to see Odysseus win. B) They are not interested in Odysseus; they want to see Irus win. C) They do not care who wins; they just want to watch a fight. D) They do not want to be discovered; they want the fight to happen in secret. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They do not care who wins; they just want to watch a fight. 16. How long was Odysseus away from home? A) 20 years. B) 10 years. C) 15 years. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 20 years. 17. Wise; very knowledgeable, and experienced. A) Sage. B) FROM. C) Maelstrom. D) Work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sage. 18. The crew had to ..... the ship because it began to sink. A) Dread. B) Murmur. C) Overshadow. D) Abandon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abandon. 19. Who killed Neoptolemus? A) Telemachus. B) Eumaeus. C) The stockman. D) Odysseus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Odysseus. 20. Who composed the 'Odyssey'? A) A blind man named Homer. B) A sorceress who turns men into pigs. C) A long-lost king taking back his throne. D) A man-eating giant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A blind man named Homer. ← 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