This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 63 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 63 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the invocation, Odysseus was called "a man of many twists and turns" . What character trait does this reveal about him? A) He is tricky and clever. B) He is foolish. C) He is emotional. D) He is reckless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is tricky and clever. 2. What does Eurymachus say to Odysseus in an effort to save himself and the suitors in book 22? A) Tries to beg for forgiveness, "My king I did not recognize you!". B) Confronts Odysseus, "You should not compete! You abandoned your family!". C) Blames it on Antinous, "it was all his fault!". D) Runs and hides, "then, Antinous, one of the suitors, runs for protection". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blames it on Antinous, "it was all his fault!". 3. Loyalty is valued. Revenge is justified. These are examples of ..... A) Tone. B) Mood. C) Theme. D) Terms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. 4. Why did Odysseus ask Demodocus to sing about Troy? A) He wants to reminds the gods his terrible journey. B) He wanted to honor all the men he lost. C) He wants King Alcinous to ask him about his journey. D) He wants the Phaeacians to fear him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He wants King Alcinous to ask him about his journey. 5. Who does Homer refer to by "cloud gatherer" ? A) Helios. B) Poseidon. C) Athena. D) Zeus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zeus. 6. What happens to all of Odysseus's men after they leave Helios's island? A) They all Die. B) They make it back to Ithaca. C) Some are struck down by Zeus but most live. D) They are washed back up onto the island for another month. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They all Die. 7. At the end of the episode with Cyclops, what does Polyphemus do that affects future events in the epic? A) He destroys Odysseus' ships. B) He prophesies that Odysseus will visit Hades. C) He begs his father, Poseidon, to curse Odysseus. D) He tells Odysseus that he will chase him back to Ithaca. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He begs his father, Poseidon, to curse Odysseus. 8. How long was Odysseus' journey home? A) 20 years. B) 30 years. C) 5 years. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 20 years. 9. What does Calypso indicate will happen if Odysseus stays on her island in Book 5? A) His wife will join him there. B) Calypso will turn him into a pig. C) Calypso will give him great riches. D) Odysseus will become immortal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Odysseus will become immortal. 10. The whirlpool at the Wandering Rocks A) Scylla. B) Charybdis. C) Health. D) Phaeacians. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charybdis. 11. Which event from the Odyssey is described below?Odysseus is disappointed that he must force his crew into a situation in which he knows most will die. In order to spare some of his crew, he ruefully chooses to face the monster and avoid the whirlpool and the certain destruction of his men A) The encounter with the cyclops. B) The encounter with Scylla and Charybdis. C) The encounter with the Laestrygonians. D) The encounter with Zeus after Thrinacia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The encounter with Scylla and Charybdis. 12. What did Odysseus use as the centerpost of his bed? A) A stone pillar. B) A metal rod. C) A young olive tree. D) A wooden beam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A young olive tree. 13. What do you call the events that a hero goes through? A) The Hero's Quest. B) The Hero's Journey. C) The Hero's Adventure. D) The Hero's Story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Hero's Journey. 14. What does Athena warn Telemachus of in his dreams? A) His father's return. B) The suitors ambush. C) Ithica's ruin. D) His family's death. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The suitors ambush. 15. What sign was sent by the gods as an omen that sacrificing the sun god's cattle was a bad idea? A) The fat on top of the sacrifice shriveled up. B) The men were sickened by the meat. C) The meat started twitching and mooing while being cooked. D) The men's hunger could not be assuaged, no matter how much they ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The meat started twitching and mooing while being cooked. 16. In the land of the dead Odysseus has to ..... A) Talk to the ghosts. B) Pray to the gods. C) Ask his men for help. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talk to the ghosts. 17. An inspired utterance made by a prophet, which expresses god's will A) Prophecy. B) Ponderous. C) Cannibal. D) Dismember. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prophecy. 18. How many ships does Odysseus begin with? A) 6. B) 12. C) 18. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. 19. A brave and noble character in an epic poem A) Epic hero. B) Hero. C) Main hero. D) Epic protagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epic hero. 20. Which of the examples below does not help show off Odysseus' cunning in Book V? A) In making his boat. B) In appeasing Calypso's jealousy of Penelope. C) In swimming for the shore after suffering two days in the rough sea. D) In considering where best to sleep once ashore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In swimming for the shore after suffering two days in the rough sea. ← 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