This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 92 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 92 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who is the king of the gods in Greek mythology? A) Zeus. B) Poseidon. C) Hades. D) Apollo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zeus. 2. What is another term to describe a Greek? A) Archimedes. B) Achaean. C) Roman. D) Achilles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Achaean. 3. Why didn't the cyclops feel threatened by Odysseus and his men?Choose the best answer. A) They had no weapons. B) They were much too small. C) Even if they killed him, they would be stuck in the cave. D) He could just crush them if they tried . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Even if they killed him, they would be stuck in the cave. 4. What is missing from the following:After reading the entire book. A) Subject. B) Verb. C) Both subject and verb. D) Neither, but this is an incomplete thought. E) Neither, this is a complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 5. How does Odysseus prevent himself from being lured by the Sirens' song in Book 12? A) He has his men tie him to the mast. B) He puts beeswax in his ears. C) He shouts to block their song. D) He asks Circe for a potion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He has his men tie him to the mast. 6. The god of the seas-earth shaker A) Polyphemus. B) Poseidon. C) Zeus. D) Apollo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poseidon. 7. Which heroic trait is shown in Odysseus when he shoots his arrow through 12 axeheads? A) Divine Assistance. B) Superhuman Capabilities. C) Courage. D) Intelligence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Superhuman Capabilities. 8. Who was Aeolus? A) The name of the Cyclopes. B) A sea monster with six heads. C) The god of winds who gave Odysseus a bag of wind. D) The king of the Lotus-eaters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The god of winds who gave Odysseus a bag of wind. 9. The officer dispatched his report at the end of the work day. Which explanation BEST describes the word "dispatched" in the sentence above? A) The officer finished his report quickly so he could leave work on time. B) The officer ignored the report so he could leave work early. C) The officer used military procedures to write his report at the end of the day. D) The officer wrote in his report that he took the suspect by force. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The officer finished his report quickly so he could leave work on time. 10. Read these sentences from Tales From the Odyssey. Who lives there? Who stokes those fires? Odysseus wondered silently. Are they friendly or lawless men? What do Odysseus' thoughts reveal about his journey?A.The journey is poorly planned.B.The journey is full of unknowns.C.The journey makes Odysseus lonely.D.The journey will result in new friends. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 11. Suffer death, typically in a violent, sudden, or untimely way A) Squall. B) Profusion. C) Perish. D) Haunt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perish. 12. When the young Dawn with fingertips of rose came in the east, I called my men together and made a speech to them. How does Homer use personification to describe the Dawn? A) He says "young Dawn" to show the beginning of the day and "fingertips of rose" to show colorful rays brightening the horizon. B) He describes the men as "my men" showing he is in charge. C) He said the sun rose in the east, which is true because the sun rises in the east. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He says "young Dawn" to show the beginning of the day and "fingertips of rose" to show colorful rays brightening the horizon. 13. The purpose of the Greek Chorus is to ..... A) Describe the sets and the stage lighting. B) Give the audience additional information about the story and comment on the characters and their actions. C) Give advice to the characters. D) Criticize the characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Give the audience additional information about the story and comment on the characters and their actions. 14. "Athena lavished a marvelous splendor on (him) so the people all gazed in wonder as he came forward." A) Eumaeus. B) Antinous. C) Alcinous. D) Telemachus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Telemachus. 15. An epic is a long narrative poem that relates important events in the history or folklore of the culture that produced it. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Loathe A) Worship. B) Detest. C) Attack. D) Protect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Detest. 17. Who does Odysseus shoot first? A) Antinous. B) Eurymachus. C) Eumaeus. D) Polyphemus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antinous. 18. How is a myth different from a legend? A) Legends are not based in historical events, but myths are. B) Myths are fiction while legends are historical, just exaggerated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myths are fiction while legends are historical, just exaggerated. 19. Hospitality given to earn the gods' approval and/or earn their help in the future A) Xenia. B) Biblical Hospitality. C) Invocation. D) Philoxenia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Xenia. 20. Causing little or no harm A) Prodigious. B) Adorn. C) Benign. D) Bliss. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Benign. ← 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