This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 94 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 94 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "That fine loyal man ..... had cared the most for his master's worldly goods." A) Eumaeus. B) Antinous. C) Elpenor. D) Melanthius. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eumaeus. 2. What kept the sailors safe from the sea sirens? A) They tied themselves up. B) Beeswax. C) They took magical herbs. D) They slept through journey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beeswax. 3. After Odysseus's men drink Circe's potion, they turn into: A) Wolves. B) Lions. C) Horses. D) Pigs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pigs. 4. Which god gave Odysseus a charm to protect him from Circe's spell? A) Zeus. B) Helios. C) Hermes. D) Poseidon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hermes. 5. To calm or pacify A) Ardor. B) Assuage. C) Plunder. D) Bereft. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assuage. 6. What is the primary model for the epic of war? A) The Iliad. B) The Odyssey. C) The Aeneid. D) The Divine Comedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Iliad. 7. What's the Cyclops' name in the Odyssey? A) Polyphemus. B) Athena. C) Zeus. D) Hercules. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polyphemus. 8. Whose idea was it to create the Trojan Horse? A) Achilles. B) Odysseus. C) Prince Paris. D) Helen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Odysseus. 9. How does Odysseus protect himself and his crew from the Sirens' songs? A) He plugs his crew's ears with wax and has himself tied to the mast. B) He wears a magical amulet that blocks out the sound of the Sirens' songs. C) He uses a powerful spell to counteract the effects of the Sirens' songs. D) He distracts his crew with a different melody to prevent them from hearing the Sirens' songs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He plugs his crew's ears with wax and has himself tied to the mast. 10. What is the following simile comparing Odysseus to? "But the man skilled in all ways of contending, satisfied by the great bow's look and heft, like a musician, like a harper ..... Odysseus in one motion strung the bow." A) Odysseus to an archer. B) Odysseus to a musician. C) A bow string to sweet music. D) A musician to a harper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Odysseus to a musician. 11. The home of the gods A) Ithaca. B) Laestrygonians. C) Mt. Olympus. D) Arete. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mt. Olympus. 12. How does Odysseus realize Circe has magical powers? A) She has snakes in her hair. B) She turns men into animals. C) She turns him into a statue. D) She sings a magic song. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She turns men into animals. 13. Penelope holds off over 100 suitors by claiming she will marry one of them after ..... A) She finishes knitting a shroud. B) She finishes mourning her husband. C) She finishes carving a statue. D) She has determined which will be the best King. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She finishes knitting a shroud. 14. How did Odysseus' men disobey him in "Ghosts and Monsters" ? A) They refused to go to the land of the dead with him. B) They leaned the boat towards Charybdis. C) They ate the sun god's cattle. D) They sold him out to Poseidon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They ate the sun god's cattle. 15. "The rock is sheer, as if it had been polished.Right in the middle lies a murky cavethat faces west, towards dark Erebus."Who lives here? A) The Sirens. B) Scylla. C) Charybdis. D) Polyphemus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scylla. 16. Messenger of the gods A) Athena. B) Zeus. C) Hermes. D) Antiphates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hermes. 17. Who is the faithful swineherd? A) Poseidon. B) Athena. C) Eumaeus. D) Antinous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eumaeus. 18. Avails A) Verb:is of use; helps. B) Verb:gave generously. C) Adjective:at a distance; unfriendly. D) Adjective:flexible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb:is of use; helps. 19. Xenia represents ..... in Greek culture. A) Loyalty. B) War. C) Hospitality. D) Friendship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hospitality. 20. How many ships did he have? A) 9. B) 12. C) 10. D) 11. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. ← 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