Odyssey Quiz Review 2

How do Odysseus and his men escape the cave without being caught by the Cyclops?

• run out of the cave while he's blinded

• distract him with music and noises

• pretend to be other Cyclopes

• hide under the rams and sheep

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Who is the Cyclops' father?

• Zeus

• Odysseus

• Poseidon

• Hades

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What information does Odysseus reveal to Cyclops as he sails away?

• His wife and son's names

• His deepest, darkest secret

• His hopes and fears

• His real name and hometown

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Odysseus' wife has been

• waiting for 20 years
• raising their son
• fighting off suitors
• all are correct

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Odysseus was trying to return to

• Troy
• Sparta
• Ithaca
• Athens

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At the end of The Odyssey, Odysseus:

• kills his wife

• kills the suitors

• kills his son

• kills the bird

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Why does Penelope test Odysseus toward the end of Part 2?

• She wants to see if he is still as intelligent as he was in his youth.
• She wants him to demonstrate to the people that he is really their king.
• She wants to know more details about the Trojan War.
• She wants to know if he is really her husband.

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In Part 2 of the Odyssey, the hero appears disguised as which of the following?

• a suitor
• Eumaeus
• a beggar
• a priest of Zeus

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Toward the end of Part 2, how does Penelope test Odysseus?

• She disguises herself to see if he will recognize her.
• She tells him she almost married one of the suitors
• She pretend she has moved their marriage bed
• She challenges him to string the great bow a second time

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What is the epic setting of The Odyssey

• Ithaca, several islands, the ocean

• Troy and Ithaca

• Mount Olympus

• A ship

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