The Odyssey Quiz

What is the name of Odysseus' wife?

• Penelope

• Athena

• Helen

• Circe

Which literary device is used when Odysseus is described as 'the man of twists and turns'?

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

Who is the blind poet credited with writing The Odyssey?

• Shakespeare

• Homer

• Virgil

• Dante

What is the name of Odysseus' son?

• Telemachus

• Achilles

• Hercules

• Perseus

Which goddess helps Odysseus throughout his journey?

• Hera

• Artemis

• Aphrodite

• Athena

Which literary device is used when Odysseus' journey is compared to a roller coaster ride?

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Whom does the narrator of The Odyssey invoke in order to inspire him to tell the story?

• The Cyclops

• The Muse

• His Dead Ancestors

• Zeus

When does the story take place?

• Ten years before the Trojan War

• Ten years after the Trojan War

• In the middle of the Trojan War

• 33 A.D.

Who is the Cyclops Polyphemus's father?

• Zeus

• Poseidon

• Odysseus

• Cicones

What does Odysseus say his name is?

• Somebody

• Nobody

• Alcinous

• Achilles