This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 66 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 66 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. N. a person or animal with whom one spends a lot of time or with who travels. A) Indifferent. B) Companion. C) Ardor. D) Tranquil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Companion. 2. Which goddess is in love with Odysseus? A) Athena. B) Artemis. C) Aphrodite. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Athena. 3. When Odysseus is trapped in the cave with the Cyclops, where is Telemachus? A) Sparta. B) Health. C) Phaeacia. D) Ithaca. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ithaca. 4. What does the Latin phrase "in medias res" mean? A) Causing conflict. B) Messing things ups. C) In the middle of things. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the middle of things. 5. In olden times, ..... sometimes competed for the chance to marry a princess A) Devizes. B) Diminishes. C) Stems. D) Suitors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suitors. 6. Who tells Zeus to punish the men? A) Ms. Johnson. B) Jimmy. C) Aaron Rodgers. D) Helios. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Helios. 7. How long did the witch keep Odysseus and his men in her cave? A) 1 day. B) 1 week. C) 1 month. D) 1 year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1 year. 8. What did Penelope ask Odysseus to do before going to bed? A) Go to the woods to see his father. B) Wash and put on clean clothes. C) Tell her a story. D) Offer sacrifices to the gods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wash and put on clean clothes. 9. Filled with dismay; horrified A) Abominably. B) Aloof. C) Appalled. D) Ardor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appalled. 10. Where did Odysseus and his men set sail from in the beginning of the story? A) Athens. B) Sparta. C) Troy. D) Rome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Troy. 11. When Odysseus arrives in Ithaca whom does he visit first? A) Athena. B) Eumaeus. C) Alcinous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eumaeus. 12. How does the king and the rest of the city think of the queen, Arete? A) That she is beautiful and wise. B) That she is a temptress of all men. C) That she is overbearing and harsh. D) That she doesn't deserve the throne. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That she is beautiful and wise. 13. The Avengers is a team who helps take down evil, but the word avenge means this. A) To prevent harm in the world. B) To wear awesome costumes. C) To get back at someone for harm. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To get back at someone for harm. 14. The demonstrators were ..... rocks at the police. A) Frantically. B) Valiantly. C) Make haste. D) Hurling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hurling. 15. The Odyssey is considered: A) An Epic. B) A Satire. C) The novel. D) A Comedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An Epic. 16. What is the first obstacle Odysseus and his men face? A) The Lotus Eaters. B) The Cyclops. C) The Laestrygonians. D) Troy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Lotus Eaters. 17. When given two deadly options, which "trial" does Odysseys choose? A) To steer his ship into the whirlpool. B) To let Scylla eat 6 of his men. C) To feed his men to the singing Sirens. D) To leave his men in the Land of the Dead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To let Scylla eat 6 of his men. 18. Calypso held Odysseus captive for ..... years A) 10. B) 3. C) 7. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7. 19. What is a monomyth? A) A monomyth is a story that has multiple heroes and villains working together. B) A monomyth is a small myth that is told in sections instead of all at once. C) A monomyth is a journey that a hero undertakes which transforms him in some way before returning home. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A monomyth is a journey that a hero undertakes which transforms him in some way before returning home. 20. What did the ancient Greeks believe about the role of the gods? A) They judged from a throne in the sky. B) They regularly interacted with humans, took human form, & meddled in lives. C) They did not interact with humans, but were always watching. D) They lived among the people, like humans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They regularly interacted with humans, took human form, & meddled in lives. ← 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