This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 68 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 68 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Neither reply nor pity came from him, but in one stride he clutched at my companions and caught two in his hands like squirming puppies to beat their brains out, spattering the floor. Then he dismembered them and made his meal, gaping and crunching like a mountain lion-everything:innards, flesh, and marrow bones. What simile describes the men in the Cyclops' hands? A) Squirming puppies. B) Mountain lion. C) Spattering the floor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Squirming puppies. 2. What had happened to Odysseus? A) He was in a shipwreck and was trying to get away from the Island of Ogygia. B) He was taking a nap by the stream and fell in. C) He was fishing and a fish had pulled him in. D) He went for a swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was in a shipwreck and was trying to get away from the Island of Ogygia. 3. The concept of Arete in the Odyssey is most similar to which concept in the Ramayana? A) Dharma. B) Karma. C) Zen. D) Meditation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dharma. 4. Who provides Odysseus with a veil as a charm against drowning? A) Hera. B) Athena. C) Calypso. D) Leucothea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leucothea. 5. He received no help from his relatives because he was awkward with words after Odysseus gave a fake name. A) Circe. B) Charybdis. C) Teiresias. D) Polyphemus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polyphemus. 6. Which of the following best describes someone who is "insolent" ? A) Shy and reserved. B) Respectful and polite. C) Rude and disrespectful. D) Intelligent and quick-witted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rude and disrespectful. 7. Why does Odysseus stay with Calypso for seven years? A) She is trying to convince him to stay and become immortal. B) It takes that long to fix his ship. C) He is waiting to be visited by Poseidon. D) She needs his help to take care of the island. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She is trying to convince him to stay and become immortal. 8. What did the cyclops eat in the Odyssey? A) Lotus Eaters. B) Some of Odysseus' men. C) Sirens. D) Circe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some of Odysseus' men. 9. Which sort of situation would someone be most likely to want to avenge? A) Kindness to a needy stranger. B) Feelings of self-hatred or disgust. C) Remorse for an accidental wrong. D) Violence against a family member. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Violence against a family member. 10. Who or what destroys 11 of Odysseus' ships and kills the vast majority of his men? A) Scylla. B) Circe. C) Laestrygonians. D) Helios. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laestrygonians. 11. How did Odysseus and his men escape from the Cyclopes? A) They tricked the cyclopes into thinking they were other cyclopes. B) They got away by hiding under the cyclopes's sheep. C) They prayed to Zeus. D) They gave the cyclopes a magic plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They got away by hiding under the cyclopes's sheep. 12. If you are a worth adversary, you are ..... A) A silly person. B) A teammate. C) A worthy opponent. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A worthy opponent. 13. "'I will set you a course and chart each seamark, so neither on sea nor land will some new trap ensnare you in trouble, make you suffer more." ' A) Aeolus. B) Circe. C) Cyclops. D) Poseidon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circe. 14. A prophet told Penelope that Odysseus was back in Ithaca. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Who is the Sun God? A) Helium. B) Helios. C) Heliotrope. D) Eurylochus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helios. 16. Where do the Gods live? A) Mount Eon. B) Mount Olympus. C) Mout Elloyps. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mount Olympus. 17. According to Athena, what do the gods need to do to save a man? A) Rub 2 sticks together until a fire is made. B) Physically help them. C) Merely Wish it. D) Throw knives at a target until it hits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Merely Wish it. 18. Which character states the following: "If you had turned back ..... if only you had cared enough to turn back and look for me and give me a decent burial! But I came here nameless and the spirits won't speak to me, because I had no proper funeral." A) Citizens. B) Hector. C) Elpenor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elpenor. 19. Odysseus considered Terry to be his ..... because he protected him. A) Murmur. B) Despair. C) Bewildered. D) Comrade. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comrade. 20. What happens in the episode involving Odysseus' dog, Argus? A) When Odysseus sees Argus, he weeps openly and loudly. B) Odysseus asks Eumaeus to take care of Argus. C) When Argus hears Odysseus' voice after 20 years, he recognizes Odysseus. D) Argus no longer recognizes Odysseus even though Odysseus trained him as a puppy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When Argus hears Odysseus' voice after 20 years, he recognizes Odysseus. ← 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