This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 72 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 72 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The ..... baskets held the whey until it was time for supper. A) Lee. B) Sage. C) Withy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Withy. 2. Which word means after a long time? A) Finally. B) Barely. C) Certainly. D) Hopefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finally. 3. " ..... creatures who spellbind any man alive ..... Whoever draws too close, off guard ..... no sailing home for him." A) Scylla. B) Charybdis. C) Sirens. D) Lotus-Eaters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sirens. 4. Synonym for "wrath" A) Happy. B) Annoyed. C) Anger. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anger. 5. What does Nausikaa do? A) She tells him that he will not go without clothing or any other discomfort. B) She leaves him and goes home. C) She turns him to the King and Queen. D) She tells him to go back into the stream. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She tells him that he will not go without clothing or any other discomfort. 6. Which event from the Odyssey is described below?Odysseus fails to control his men and leaves them unattended. He is heartbroken by their decision to break their oath because he knows they will now face the wrath of the gods and all of his crew will die. A) The encounter with Aeolus and the bag. B) The encounter with Scylla and Charybdis. C) The encounter with the Laestrygonians. D) The encounter with on Thrinacia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The encounter with on Thrinacia. 7. How did Odysseus keep his crew safe from the Sirens' song? A) Wax. B) Silence. C) Magic spells. D) Earplugs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wax. 8. Based upon this passage, which three words best describe Odysseus? A) Contending, plundered, weathered. B) Harried, valor, recklessness. C) Adventures, shipmates, Muse. D) Skilled, wanders, Troy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skilled, wanders, Troy. 9. Why were the gods angry and punishing Odysseus? A) He cursed at them. B) He ate one of the god's cows. C) He took one of their wives. D) He lied to them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He ate one of the god's cows. 10. When it comes to the Odyssey, Odyssey means: A) An extended journey or quest. B) A long adventure. C) A trip through the seas. D) A divine chapter in someone's life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An extended journey or quest. 11. Every hockey team has a ..... who fights and takes cheap shots more than playing the game. A) Brute. B) The gold. C) Libation. D) Xenia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brute. 12. Which of the following phrases from the passage best illustrates the answer to the last question? A) In one motion strung the bow. B) Like a musician, like a harper. C) The great bow's look and heft. D) So effortlessly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Like a musician, like a harper. 13. What does king Aeolus give to Odysseus and his crew? A) A bag of wind. B) A map. C) A golden compass. D) A sword made by Hephaestus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A bag of wind. 14. How do Odysseus men die? A) Helios threatens to stop shining the sun if they don't make a sacrifice so Zeus throws a lightning bolt and kills all Odysseus' men and destroys his ship. B) The Sirens. C) She creates a whirlpool three times a day each time someone passes and everyone dies. D) Take the path closest to Scylla. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helios threatens to stop shining the sun if they don't make a sacrifice so Zeus throws a lightning bolt and kills all Odysseus' men and destroys his ship. 15. What is Agamemnon's advice to Odysseus? A) Be cautious. B) Don't share secrets with his wife. C) Return home in secret. D) All of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are correct. 16. Which plant makes the sailors forget their desire to return home? A) Lotus. B) Poppy. C) Lethe-root. D) Hemlock. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lotus. 17. Who is holding Odysseus hostage on the island? A) Athena, the greatly overrated singer of the gods. B) Johannes, the lobster lady. C) Calypso, the sea nymph. D) Leonora, the cyclops. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calypso, the sea nymph. 18. Odysseus' Wife A) Athena. B) Penelope. C) Helen. D) Circe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Penelope. 19. Which god was angry with Odysseus? A) Aphrodite. B) Poseidon. C) Medusa. D) Telemachus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poseidon. 20. Why did Penelope test Odysseus? A) To prove he was really her husband. B) To prove he was a god. C) To see if he was better than the other suitors. D) To see if Athena was tricking her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To prove he was really her husband. ← 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