This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 69 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 69 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. During the episode, "The Lotus-Eaters", what does Odysseus lose? A) His ship. B) His winds. C) His men. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His men. 2. In line 48, the word ecstatic means- A) Feeling or expressing overwhelming sadness. B) Feeling or expressing overwhelming pride. C) Feeling or expressing overwhelming anger. D) Feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness. 3. Athena disguises Odysseus as a ..... A) Sailor. B) Beggar. C) Suitor. D) Soldier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beggar. 4. Polyphemus prays to Poseidon to curse Odysseus and his men in all the following ways EXCEPT ..... A) Have Odysseus become blinded like him. B) Make Odysseus' journey home to Ithaca very long and difficult. C) Have all of Odysseus' men die. D) Lose Odysseus' ship and return home on a stranger's ship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have Odysseus become blinded like him. 5. A brief, violent storm A) Ardor. B) Squall. C) Mammoth. D) Bereft. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Squall. 6. Odysseus is helped by A) Athena and Hermes. B) Poseidon and Hades. C) Hera and Zeus. D) Apollo and Artemis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Athena and Hermes. 7. What does Odysseus tell Telemachus to do when he gets home? A) Tell Penelope he is alive. B) Kill the leader of the suitors. C) Lock up the weapons and armor. D) Poison the food and drink. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lock up the weapons and armor. 8. Which heroic trait is shown in Odysseus when he wins the "Games" at Phaeacia? A) Courage. B) Loyalty. C) Tragic Flaw. D) Superhuman Capabilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Superhuman Capabilities. 9. Victuals are ..... A) Sails. B) Food. C) Fights. D) Sticks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Food. 10. If a person showed wrath toward an enemy, which of the following must be true? Base your answer on the meaning of wrath.A.He showed intense fear.B.He showed good manners.C.He showed extreme anger.D.He showed poor judgment. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 11. When Odysseus and his men left Cicones, they encountered what at sea? A) A lot of fog. B) Extreme sea sickness. C) Horrible storms. D) A giant shark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horrible storms. 12. Where did Achilles Die? A) Ithica. B) Piles. C) Sparta. D) Troy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troy. 13. Pliant A) Adjective:flexible. B) Adjective:trembling; shaking. C) Noun:honesty; frankness. D) Adjective:scornful; regarding someone as beneath you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective:flexible. 14. Which of these is NOT an element of epic poetry? A) Repetition. B) Free verse. C) Rhyme. D) Rhythm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Free verse. 15. What is Odysseus nearly attacked by when arriving at the swineherd's home? A) Wolves. B) Bears. C) Dogs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dogs. 16. Brute A) A violent or rough person. B) A breed of dog. C) A brand of cologne. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A violent or rough person. 17. Which goddesses helps Telemachus find his dad? A) Aphrodite. B) Athena. C) Hera. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Athena. 18. What ways is Odysseus a hero in this chapter? A) He tricks the cyclops with his words. B) He leads his men to seriously damage Polyphemus. C) He directs his men to hid under the sheep to get away. D) All of these are heroic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are heroic. 19. What are the aspects of a hero's journey? A) 1. call to adventure 2. return home 3. transformation 4. road of trials 5. supreme ordeal. B) 1. supreme ordeal 2. transformation 3. road of trials 4. go home and sleep. C) 1. Call to adventure 2. road of trials 3. supreme ordeal 4. transforamtion 5. Return Home. D) 1. Road of trials 2. supreme ordeal 3. Return home 4. Transformation 5. Call to adventure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1. Call to adventure 2. road of trials 3. supreme ordeal 4. transforamtion 5. Return Home. 20. What disguise does Athena put on to lead Odysseus to the palace? A) An old man. B) A large sheep. C) A little girl. D) A beautiful woman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A little girl. ← 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