The Odyssey – Multiple Choice Quiz

Who is the main protagonist of The Odyssey?

• Achilles

• Odysseus

• Hector

• Agamemnon

What is Odysseus’s main goal throughout The Odyssey?

• To defeat the Trojans

• To find treasure

• To return home to Ithaca

• To become immortal

Which goddess helps Odysseus throughout his journey?

• Hera

• Artemis

• Athena

• Aphrodite

What creature does Odysseus blind to escape captivity?

• Scylla

• Charybdis

• Cyclops

• Siren

What is the name of the Cyclops Odysseus encounters?

• Polydamas

• Polyphemus

• Perseus

• Proteus

How does Odysseus prevent his men from being lured by the Sirens?

• He fights them off

• He ties them to the mast and plugs their ears with wax

• He blinds them

• He sings louder than they do

What test does Penelope use to confirm Odysseus’s identity?

• He must string Odysseus's bow

• He must shoot an arrow through axe heads

• He must describe their bed

• He must answer a riddle

How does Odysseus finally defeat the suitors?

• He poisons their food

• He challenges them to a duel

• He reveals his identity and slaughters them with the help of his son and loyal servants

• He exiles them from Ithaca

Who is Eumaeus in The Odyssey?

• A suitor

• A god

• Odysseus’s loyal swineherd

• A Trojan warrior

What challenge must the suitors complete to win Penelope's hand in marriage?

• Lift a heavy stone

• Answer a riddle

• String Odysseus's bow and shoot an arrow through twelve axe heads

• Recite a poem about Ithaca