The Odyssey Quiz Review

What is Odysseus' hometown?

• Sparta
• Ithaca
• Ismarus
• Thrinacia

Odysseus stays with Calypso (according to the book) for _____ years.

• 5
• 7
• 3
• 1

Which of his own relatives does Odysseus see in the Underworld?

• Father
• Mother
• Wife
• Son

In the cave of the Cyclops, what did Odysseus tell the Cyclops his name was?

• Menelaus 
• NoBody
• Laertes
• He disguised himself as a beggar

Who is Penelope?

• Not in the story
• Goddess who keeps Odysseus hostage
• Odysseus' wife
• A nurse in Ithaca

Odysseus is sent from Circe's island to the Land of the Dead to speak with ___, the blind prophet.

• Irus
• Polites
• Argus
• Tiresias

How do Odysseus and his men finally escape the Cyclops' cave?

• Odysseus attaches his men to the underbelly of the sheep to escape when Polyphemus lets the sheep out of the cave
• Odysseus convinces Polyphemus to move the boulder away from the door for him
• They dig their way out under a pile of dung
• They are rescued by the other Cyclopes who hate Polyphemus

Some of the main values of the ancient Greeks include... 

• home/family
• faithfulness and loyalty
• hospitality
• all of the above

 What effect does eating the lotus flower have on Odysseus’ men?

• They forget their homeland and want to stay on the island forever
• They become focused on their mission to return to Ithaca
• They lose their sight
• They are turned into pigs

The Odyssey begins at the end of

• The Trojan War
• The Civil War
• The Greek War