This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 67 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 67 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does Odysseus do to protect his men from the Sirens? A) Plugs their ears with beeswax. B) Ties himself to the mast of the ship. C) Tells the men to row on quickly and sternly. D) Helps the men capture Scylla and Charybdis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plugs their ears with beeswax. 2. A coach might ..... a play to win a game. A) Devise. B) Diminish. C) Haste. D) Suitor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Devise. 3. Who is the God of Earthquakes angry at Odysseus? A) Zeus. B) Hades. C) Poseidon. D) Ares. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poseidon. 4. Which of the following BEST describes a philosopher? A) A philosopher studies society and social trends. B) A philosopher studies both human behavior and human culture. C) A philosopher asks questions in an attempt to seek the truth. D) A philosopher studies human behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A philosopher asks questions in an attempt to seek the truth. 5. The king of the gods and ruler of the sky is ..... A) Poseidon. B) Hades. C) Zeus. D) Heracles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zeus. 6. Who is first killed by one of Odysseus's arrows? A) Eumaeus, the swineherd. B) Eurycleia, the old maid. C) Malantho, one of the maids. D) Antinoos, the leader of the suitors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antinoos, the leader of the suitors. 7. After the war, the town was plundered by strangers and savages. Which explanation BEST describes the word "plundered" in the sentence above? A) Strangers and savages had forcefully taken over the town after the war. B) Strangers and savages tried something dangerous in the town after the war. C) Strangers and savages wanted revenge after the war. D) Strangers and savages finished cleaning up the town quickly after the war. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strangers and savages had forcefully taken over the town after the war. 8. What kind of journey is Odysseus on? A) A hero's quest. B) A yellow brick road. C) A space odyssey. D) A super hero montage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A hero's quest. 9. Uncivilized group of people who live in caves A) Cicones. B) Cyclops. C) Laestrygones. D) Lotus Eaters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cyclops. 10. As they travel through the land of the Sirens in the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 1, how do Odysseus' men avoid falling under the Sirens' spell? A) Odysseus ties them up. B) Odysseus plugs their ears with beeswax. C) They look only at their oars. D) They listen only to Odysseus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Odysseus plugs their ears with beeswax. 11. Finished; completed. A) Dispatched. B) Assuage. C) Mammoth. D) Plundered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dispatched. 12. Near the end of the book, Odysseus praises Zeus for: A) Giving him sleep. B) Keeping his promise. C) Making him strong. D) Sending him Athena. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keeping his promise. 13. Strong and fierce anger accompanied by the desire to punish or seek revenge. A) Haste. B) Thwart. C) Wrath. D) Devise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wrath. 14. Why did Aeolus give Odysseus a sack full of wind A) No reason. B) To punish him. C) To help him return to ithaca. D) To reward him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To help him return to ithaca. 15. What's the name of Odysseus home? A) Troy. B) Athens. C) Ithaca. D) Sparta. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ithaca. 16. Who is given credit for writing the odyssey? A) Bart. B) Homer. C) Achaeus. D) Howard of Troy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homer. 17. Who saves Odysseus from drowning after his ship is wrecked in a storm? A) Zeus. B) Athena. C) Ino. D) Ino and Athena. E) He saves himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ino and Athena. 18. In quiet sleep she sealed his cherished eyes. A) Simile. B) Imagery. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 19. What are myths for? A) To explain the unexplainable. B) To discourage critical thinking and analysis. C) To promote scientific understanding. D) To create confusion and misinformation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To explain the unexplainable. 20. Who is the faithful swineherd who helps Odysseus? A) Eumaios. B) Euryclea. C) Eurymachus. D) Eurylochus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eumaios. ← 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