This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 85 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 85 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Lotus is dangerous to Odysseus because it makes those who eat it want nothing else A) Fall asleep. B) Forget who they are. C) Want nothing else. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Want nothing else. 2. What did Aeolus give to Odysseus? A) A bag of food and water. B) A bag of magic potions. C) A bag of winds. D) A bag of gold and silver. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A bag of winds. 3. Describe the character of Penelope A) Lazy and spoiled. B) Proud and rude. C) Faithful and hard-working. D) Loose and wanton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Faithful and hard-working. 4. Part A:What does Tiresias do before he speaks with Odysseus? A) Drinks the blood. B) Fights Odysseus. C) Does not recognize Odysseus. D) Runs away. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drinks the blood. 5. Which of event from the Odyssey is described below?Odysseus is suspicious and docks his ship away from the shore. After placing too much trust in the island's inhabitants, several of his men are eaten and all except one of ships is destroyed A) The encounter with the cyclops. B) The encounter with the Laestrygonians. C) The encounter with Scylla and Charybdis. D) The encounter with Zeus after Thrinacia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The encounter with the Laestrygonians. 6. How did Odysseus protect himself from listening to the Sirens? A) He was not affected by the Sirens. B) He plugged his ears with beeswax. C) He tied himself to the ship's mast. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He tied himself to the ship's mast. 7. Who gives Telemachus the encouragement he needs to approach Nestor in Book 3? A) Menelaus. B) Agamemnon. C) Athena. D) Proteus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Athena. 8. Luring, tempting A) Snare. B) Succumb. C) Enticing. D) Regaled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enticing. 9. How did Odysseus prevent his men from hearing the song of the sirens? A) He had them put wax in their ears. B) He had them put their fingers in their ears. C) He threw them overboard. D) He told them to not pay any attention to whatever they heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He had them put wax in their ears. 10. Odysseus visits A) The Land of the Dead. B) Scorpionland. C) The God of the Sand. D) Beach !sland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Land of the Dead. 11. To prevent his men from eating the cattle of the Sun God, Odysseus A) Ties them to the mast. B) Steers the boat away from Thrinakia. C) Tells them they should avoid the cattle. D) Orders them to avoid the cattle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tells them they should avoid the cattle. 12. Who kills Antinous's father? A) Eumaeus. B) Odysseus. C) Telemachus. D) Laertes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Laertes. 13. Odysseus's father is King Laertes of Ithaca. This is an example of what Epic Hero quality? A) Born into power. B) Capable of greatness. C) Supernatural friends and foes. D) Local hero. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Born into power. 14. "Yet had you any inkling of the full measure of misery you are bound to endure before you reach your native land, you would stay and share this home with me" . How can this foresight be seen to come true? A) Odysseus is treated poorly by the Phaeacians. B) Odysseus almost drowns in a storm. C) Odysseus is attacked by giants. D) Odysseus nearly starves to death. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Odysseus almost drowns in a storm. 15. What is the ancient code of hospitality called? A) Xenia. B) Ithaca. C) Poseidon. D) Troy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Xenia. 16. Who does Zeus send to rescue Odysseus from Calypso? A) Hermes. B) Athena. C) Poseidon. D) Nausicaa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hermes. 17. Ruefully A) Remorsefully. B) Desperately. C) Cunningly. D) Arrogantly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Remorsefully. 18. What is a character trait often found in an epic hero? A) Bravery. B) Laziness. C) Quiet. D) Shy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bravery. 19. An adjective to describe a threatening or menacing look. A) Pensive. B) Baleful. C) Ample. D) Averse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Baleful. 20. If you pine for something, you ..... it. A) Ignore. B) Don't worry about. C) Miss. D) Long for. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Long for. ← 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