This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 65 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 65 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A mythological spirit imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locaions A) Muse. B) Nymph. C) Ladyship. D) Valor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nymph. 2. How do the suitors react when the beggar says he wants to have a try at the contest? A) They willingly let him participate. B) They act like they don't care. C) They are cruel to him and make fun of him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are cruel to him and make fun of him. 3. What does Odysseus dog do not long after Odysseus returns? A) Runs away. B) Attacks Odysseus. C) Dies. D) Attacks the suitors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dies. 4. Which word means attractive or tempting? A) Brandish. B) Pleading. C) Enthralled. D) Enticing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enticing. 5. The suitors want A) Odysseus's power. B) To fall in love with Penelope. C) Dessert after they finish dinner. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Odysseus's power. 6. Who kills Antinous A) Odysseus. B) Eurymachus. C) Penelope. D) Telemachus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Telemachus. 7. Define Hubris A) Pride. B) Luck. C) Excessive Pride. D) Bravery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Excessive Pride. 8. What does Odysseus do to the crew members who ate the lotus? A) He forced them back on the ship and tied them to the benches. B) He left them on the island, because they wanted to stay there. C) He sacrificed them to Scylla. (Nom nom nom). D) He put beeswax in their ears. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He forced them back on the ship and tied them to the benches. 9. Which king gives Odysseus a ship and crew so that he can sail back home? A) Alcinoos. B) Menelaus. C) Poseidon. D) Nestor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alcinoos. 10. Who was a loyal servant to Odysseus and Telemachus? A) Achilles. B) Hercules. C) Zeus. D) Eumaeus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eumaeus. 11. In the selection from Tales From the Odyssey, who is Odysseus?A.an ancient godB.an excellent sailorC.a famous Trojan kingD.a leader of Greek soldier A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 12. Which monster/nymph is 12 feet with 6 heads that have 3 rows of teeth? A) Charybdis. B) Scylla. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scylla. 13. Who is the king of the gods? A) Dionysus. B) Zeus. C) Apollo. D) Hades. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zeus. 14. Which vocabulary word matches the following definition:incapable of producing any useful result; pointless. A) Agape. B) Futile. C) Clamored. D) Lapsed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Futile. 15. Who wrote The Illiad and The Odyssey? A) Homer. B) Herodotus. C) Plato. D) Sophocles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homer. 16. Odysseus refuses to eat a lotus flower because ..... A) He doesn't think he will like the taste. B) He doesn't want to offend the islanders. C) He doesn't want to offend the gods. D) He doesn't want to forget the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He doesn't want to forget the past. 17. Which god/dess helps Odysseus the most? A) Hermes. B) Poseidon. C) Athena. D) Aphrodite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Athena. 18. What does Aeolus give to Odysseus before he leaves? A) A bag of fire. B) A bag of wind. C) A bag of leaves. D) A bag of gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A bag of wind. 19. Which word means to say one thing is caused by something else? A) Abandon. B) Attribute. C) React. D) Finally. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attribute. 20. What does Telemachus do to help Odysseus? A) Tells Peneolpe who is there. B) Hides the men's armor. C) Gets Athena. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hides the men's armor. ← 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