This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Odyssey > The Odyssey – Quiz 96 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Odyssey Quiz 96 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why is Telemachus nervous about talking to Nestor? A) Athena warned him. B) He isnt very good at speeches. C) He cant fight very well. D) Nestor can read minds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He isnt very good at speeches. 2. Athena is the goddess of A) Agriculture. B) Wisdom. C) Poetry. D) Sparta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wisdom. 3. How do the men escape? A) They sneak out at night, while he sleeps. B) They hide under his flock as they go out in the morning. C) They work together to move the slab. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They hide under his flock as they go out in the morning. 4. Request earnestly; ask for aide or protection A) Odyssey. B) Exacerbate. C) Coherent. D) Invoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Invoke. 5. Penelope's response to Odysseus after she realizes that it is really him shows that she was mainly afraid A) Of Poseidon's continuing rage against Odysseus. B) Of the vengeance the suitor's families will seek against her husband and son. C) That Odysseus would be angry with her for not recognizing him immediately. D) Of being deceived and accidentally betraying her husband. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That Odysseus would be angry with her for not recognizing him immediately. 6. (adj.) immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree A) Stronghold. B) Ponderous. C) Prodigious. D) Dismember. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prodigious. 7. Which one shows that Odysseys has a weakness that many bring trouble? A) Do you like mic and cheese. B) "his fat, stiff-legged sheep ". C) He had a load of dry boughs on his shoulder. D) "no pretty sight, it turned out". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "no pretty sight, it turned out". 8. What promise did Odysseus make to his men who survived the Trojan war? A) He will pay them with riches. B) He will get them back to Ithaca safe and sound. C) He will make sure that their wives get new husbands if they die. D) He will return them to the island of the Lotus-Eaters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He will get them back to Ithaca safe and sound. 9. Event/scene taking place before the present time; Back to the Future A) Foreshadow. B) Flashback. C) Tone. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flashback. 10. Odysseus leaves Ithaca to fight in the Trojan War. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. What goddess is the protector of the main character A) Hera. B) Aphrodite. C) Calypso. D) Athena. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Athena. 12. When Odysseus was on Calypso's island, he proves his faithfulness to Penelope by A) Turning down the chance to stay with Calypso. B) Praying to Penelope. C) Telling stories about Penelope. D) Staying with Calypso. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turning down the chance to stay with Calypso. 13. How long did Odysseus and his men stay at Aeolus' island? A) One hour. B) One day. C) One month. D) One year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One month. 14. What civilization was responsible for producing elegant stone palaces and fine carvings and metalwork? A) The Minoans. B) The British. C) The Turks. D) The Asians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Minoans. 15. What is Odysseus' special talent? A) He is smart. B) He is strong. C) He is evil. D) He is unfaithful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is smart. 16. Who gives Odysseus a bag of wind? A) Aeolus. B) Athene. C) Hyperion. D) Poseidon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aeolus. 17. Adventures of Odysseus is an example of what fantasy genre? A) Epic tales. B) Nonfiction. C) Memoirs. D) Realistic fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epic tales. 18. Odysseus tells his wife Penelope to do what when he leaves A) Let Telemachus rule the kingdom. B) To find a new husband to rule the kigdom. C) To rule the kingdom herself until he returns. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To rule the kingdom herself until he returns. 19. Who are the uncivilized group of people who live in caves? A) Lotus Eaters. B) Cyclopses. C) Laestrygones. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cyclopses. 20. Strategies an authors uses to compose a story A) Context. B) Theme. C) Narrative Techniques. D) Genre. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narrative Techniques. ← 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