This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 78 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 78 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is Odysseus' hometown? A) Sparta. B) Ithaca. C) Ismarus. D) Thrinacia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ithaca. 2. What role did Helen play in the Trojan War? A) Helen was the cause of the Trojan War because Paris abducted her. B) Helen was a Greek goddess who wanted to make the Trojans pay for their insolence. C) Helen was a Trojan warrior. D) Helen was a peace negotiator during the war. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helen was the cause of the Trojan War because Paris abducted her. 3. Who is planning to kill Telemachus? A) The suitors. B) The soldiers. C) The gods. D) The Trojans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The suitors. 4. At the end of Book 12, where did Odysseus end up? A) Ithaca. B) Back at Circe's island. C) Calypso's island. D) Helius's island. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calypso's island. 5. Who gave Odysseus a ship? A) Alcinous. B) Calypso. C) Poseidon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alcinous. 6. What is an archetypal character? A) A complex character who symbolically embodies a universal meaning and basic human experiences, regardless of time or place. B) A simplistic character who assumes an easily identifiable role based on a narrow set of traits. C) A character who changes and develops throughout the story. D) A character who does not change or develop throughout the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A complex character who symbolically embodies a universal meaning and basic human experiences, regardless of time or place. 7. Odysseus speaking to the suitors: "You yellow dogs ..... Your time has come. You die in blood!" (957) Angry A) Tone. B) Mood. C) Atmosphere. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tone. 8. What is the term for a long, detailed comparison that extends over several lines in an epic poem? A) Epithet. B) Epic simile. C) Archetype. D) Foil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epic simile. 9. "Woman, you have stung me now! No builder has the skill for that-unless a god came down to turn the trick. No mortal on his best days could budge it with a crowbar. There is our pact and pledge, our secret sign, built into it-my handiwork and no one else's!" Please identify who is speaking here. A) Eumaeus. B) Telemachus. C) Antinous. D) Odysseus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Odysseus. 10. Odysseus's second sailor in command A) Elpenor. B) Telemachus. C) Eurylochus. D) Nausicaa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eurylochus. 11. Who is Odysseus's son? A) Antinous. B) Alcinous. C) Telemachus. D) Teletubby. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Telemachus. 12. Who is this? We lure sailors to their death with our beautiful singing. A) Sirens. B) Odysseus. C) King Alcinous. D) Lotus-Eaters. E) Polyphemus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sirens. 13. In media res A) Destroy violently; ruin. B) A story that begins in the middle. C) A long voyage or wandering. D) Sincere, warm and friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A story that begins in the middle. 14. King Alcinous offers, if Odysseus wants to stay: A) His daughter in marriage. B) A whole army to command. C) A right-hand position in his sentry. D) Immortality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His daughter in marriage. 15. Characters, situations, themes, and images that can be found in multiple examples of literature is an example of ..... A) Icons. B) Figurative language. C) Exaggerated theme. D) Archetypes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Archetypes. 16. Who is Lord of Noon? A) Hermes. B) Hades. C) Helios. D) Odysseus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helios. 17. Who is the witch wo turns Odysseus men into animals? A) Calypso. B) Circe. C) Ceres. D) Chiron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circe. 18. In Odysseus's Hero Journey, which of the following was NOT a trial that he experienced? A) Encountering the Sirens. B) Escaping from the Lotus Eaters. C) Resisting the temptation of Calypso. D) Fighting the Cyclops. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Encountering the Sirens. 19. "Could he trust Ino? Or was she another deceiver, like Circe, tempting him to leave his raft?"Part A:Based on the passage, a deceiver is someone who does what? A) Attacks others. B) Assists others. C) Tricks others. D) Avoids others. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tricks others. 20. Who is King of the Phaeacians? A) Agamemnon. B) Arete. C) Alcinous. D) Odysseus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alcinous. ← 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