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The Odyssey Quiz Books 1-19

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which god/goddess acts as a mentor to Odysseus once he returns to Ithaca?
a)
Athena
b)
Apollo
c)
Zeus
d)
Calypso
2.

What is Odysseus disguised as?

a)

A Trojan warrior

b)

A swineherd

c)

An old man

3.

Who does Odysseus visit first when he returns to Ithaca?

a)

Penelope

b)

Eummaeus

c)

Telemachus

4.

What does Telemachus originally think Odysseus is?

a)

A ghost

b)

A god

c)

A Siren

5.

Who recognizes Odysseus immediately?

a)

Laertes

b)

Argos

c)

Eumaeus

6.

What does Odysseus's dog do not long after Odysseus returns?

a)

Runs away

b)

Attacks Odysseus

c)

Dies

7.

How do the suitors treat Odysseus?

a)

They respect him

b)

They mock him

c)

They try to kill him

8.
 What effect does eating the lotus flower have on Odysseus’ men?
a)
They forget their homeland and want to stay on the island forever
b)
They become focused on their mission to return to Ithaca
c)
They lose their sight
d)
They are turned into pigs
9.
What could the test of the lotus eaters symbolize (how does it apply to our journeys today)?
a)
Temptations that restore our will to succeed
b)
Strange customs of different lands
c)
Distractions that prevent us from achieving our ultimate goals
d)
Important steps to becoming a hero
10.
Because of the Greek belief that guests are protected by the gods and had to be treated with great courtesy, Odysseus warns the Cyclops that “Zeus will avenge the unoffending guest.” (In other words, Zeus will be on Odysseus's side.) This Greek value is called
a)
Arete
b)
Xenia
c)
Reciprocity
d)
Hubris
11.
Who is Polyphemus?
a)
The Cyclops
b)
One of Odysseus's crew
c)
An arrogant suitor
d)
A lotus eater
12.
That Odysseus is willing to stab Polyphemus, but remembers that doing so would prevent his and his crew's ability to escape the cave shows
a)
Odysseus is a tender-hearted guy
b)
Odysseus is a weak and timid leader
c)
Odysseus's hubris and arrogance
d)
Odysseus is brave and intelligent
13.
Throughout the Epic, dawn (the morning) is frequently described as "young Dawn with fingertips of rose." This expression is an example of an
a)
Epic Simile
b)
Epithet
c)
Epicenter
d)
Epcot
14.
What do Odysseus and his men do to the Cyclops?
a)
Sing Polyphemus a soothing song and steal his cheese
b)
 Take Polyphemus's best ship and return to Ithaca
c)
Make Polyphemus swear a god's oath for peace
d)
Get Polyphemus drunk and stab out his eye
15.
How does Odysseus show his fatal flaw (Hubris) as he is escaping the Cyclops's island?
a)
He encourages his crew to keep rowing even after Polyphemus throws a boulder at the ship
b)
He makes the crew turn around because he forgot his wallet in the cave
c)
He reveals his real name to the Cyclops because he wanted Polyphemus to know exactly who blinded him
d)
He makes his crew tie him to the mast of the ship so he wouldn't be tempted to kill Polyphemus
16.
What is the Cyclops’s curse on Odysseus?
a)
Odysseus never gets home
b)
If he does get home, make it be a long time and a difficult journey and he loses all his men
c)
If he does get home, it will be with a different ship and things will be a mess on Ithaca
d)
All of these
17.

At the beginning of the epic, Odysseus is being held captive by whom?

a)

Odysseus is held captive by Poseidon.

b)

Odysseus is held captive by Polyphemus.

c)

Odysseus is held captive by Calypso.

d)

Odysseus is held captive by Circe.

18.

Odysseus is loved by all of the gods except for whom?

a)

Poseidon hates Odysseus.

b)

Zeus hates Odysseus.

c)

Athena hates Odysseus.

d)

Hermes hates Odysseus.

19.

Which of the gods and goddesses is Odysseus' greatest ally?

a)

His greatest ally is Zeus.

b)

His greatest ally is Poseidon.

c)

His greatest ally is Hermes.

d)

His greatest ally is Athena.

20.

According to Telemachus, what is the problem in Ithaca?

a)

The people are starving.

b)

The country is on the verge of a civil war.

c)

The palace has been overrun by suitors who refuse to leave.

d)

Thieves keep stealing the livestock.

21.
a long poem that tells about the adventures of a hero
a)
homeric simile
b)
epic
c)
invocation
d)
muse
22.
He was the blind teller of tales who first recorded The Iliad and The Odyssey
a)
Circe
b)
Homer
c)
Telemachus
d)
the Muse
23.
She had twelve tentacles and six heads that stole men from their ships as they sailed by.
a)
Cyclops
b)
Calypso
c)
Scylla
d)
Penelope
24.
She loved Odysseus but allowed him to leave when Zeus demanded it.
a)
Scylla
b)
Charybdis
c)
Penelope
d)
Calypso
25.

Where did Odysseus travel to in Book 11?

a)

Ismaros

b)

Underworld

c)

Ithaca

d)

America

26.

What is a shade?

a)

A young cow

b)

Extreme mental distress

c)

Travelling by sea

d)

A ghost/spirit/phantom

27.

What is the blind prophet's name?

a)

Odysseus

b)

Tiresias

c)

Polyphemus

d)

Calypso

28.

Who does Odysseus see twice in the underworld?

a)

His crew member

b)

His father

c)

His mother

d)

His cousin, Joe

29.

What happened to Elpenor?

a)

He fell off a roof and broke his neck while drunk.

b)

He was run over by a runaway reindeer.

c)

He fell off a ship and drowned because he was drunk.

d)

He was killed by a god.

30.

Why is Odysseus so grieved to see his mother?

a)

They didn't get along.

b)

She died while he was away.

c)

She looked terrible.

d)

Her breath was awful.

31.
What is Circe?
a)
a pig
b)
a sea creature
c)
a human
d)
a witch
32.
Who gave Odysseus the herb to protect him from Circe's potion?
a)
Poseidon
b)
Aeolus
c)
Athena
d)
Hermes
33.
What does Circe turn Odysseus' men into?
a)
Horses
b)
Cattle
c)
Sheep
d)
Pigs
34.
Odysseus and his men spent one ____ on Circe's island.
a)
day
b)
week
c)
month
d)
year
35.
What is Aeolus god of?
a)
wind
b)
sea
c)
swine
d)
lightning
36.
monster that eats 6 of Odysseus' men
a)
scylla
b)
charybdis
c)
sirens
d)
Hades
37.
Odysseus' men die because they eat this god's cattle
a)
Helios
b)
Hermes
c)
Poseidon
d)
Polyphemus
38.
half bird-half women who sing to lure in their victims
a)
Sirens
b)
Cyclops
c)
Scylla
d)
Circe
39.
the only man to hear the sirens' song and survive
a)
Odysseus
b)
Eurylochus
c)
Hercules
d)
Helios
40.

What did Zeus do in response to the men eating a cow?

a)

Threw lightning bolts and destroyed Odysseus ship, killing all of his men. Woah.

b)

Nothing, he was surprisingly okay with It.

c)

Sunk his ship with help from Poseidon

d)

Order Charybdis to drag down Odysseus's ship, killing all of his men.

41.

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

a)

Menelaus

b)

NoBody

c)

Laertes

d)

He disguised himself as a beggar

42.
The Cyclops is the son of...
a)
Zeus
b)
Hermes
c)
Apollo
d)
Poseidon
43.
What invaluable gift does Aeolus give Odysseus?
a)
A bag of winds
b)
A map
c)
A sword
d)
A ram to sacrifice
44.
Who or what destroys 11 of Odysseus' ships and kills the vast majority of his men?
a)
Scylla
b)
Circe
c)
Laestrygonians
d)
Helios
45.
Penelope fools the suitors by weaving a _____ and unweaving it every night.
a)
Scarf
b)
Sweater
c)
Shroud
d)
A baby blanket
46.
Odysseus has angered
a)
Poseidon
b)
Athena
c)
Hades
d)
Zeus
47.

The Odyssey took place after which war?

a)

Persian War

b)

Peloponnesian War

c)

Trojan War

d)

100 years war

48.
What did the King and Queen of Phaeacia show Odysseus?
a)
kindness and courtesy
b)
a golden goblet
c)
their newborn son
d)
their prize bull
49.
Which ghost in Hades told Odysseus to avoid eating the Sun God's oxen?
a)
Tiresias
b)
Eumaeus
c)
Telemachus
d)
Alcinous
50.

Which piece of evidence BEST supports Nausicaa's motive for going to the river?

a)

"Papa dear, could you manage to let me have a good big waggon?"

b)

"You shall have the mules, my love, and whatever else you have a mind for."

c)

"I want to take all our dirty clothes to the river and wash them."

d)

"You have five sons at home, two of them married, while the other three are good looking bachelors."

51.

Which detail BEST reveals the Greek's code of xenia?

a)

"Stay where you are, you girls. Can you not see a man without running away from him?"

b)

"Then they stood on one side and went to tell the girl, while Ulysses washed himself in the stream and scrubbed the brine from his back and from his broad shoulders."

c)

"The maids left off running away and began calling one another back"

d)

"We must be kind to him, for strangers and foreigners in distress are under Jove's protection, and will take what they can get and be thankful"

52.

What does Odysseus do when King Alcinous demands to know his name?

a)

he asks for a ship so that he can sail home

b)

he recounts his journey after leaving Troy

c)

he refuses to say

53.
What message has Hermes come to Calypso's Island (Ogygia) to deliver?
a)
Odysseus is banished to Hades
b)
Calypso is to free Odysseus
c)
Penelope has remained faithful to Odysseus
d)
Helios will sink Calypso's island if he doesn't get his cattle back
54.
What offer does Calypso make Odysseus to get him to stay with her?
a)
Ambrosia
b)
Freedom
c)
Immortality
d)
Revenge
55.
What is the great warrior, Odysseus, doing when we first meet him?
a)
Crying, longing for home
b)
Hunting on Calypso's wooded island
c)
Weaving a tapestry
d)
Plotting revenge
56.
The people who give Odysseus a ride home 
a)
Phaeacians 
b)
Trentonians
c)
Ithacans 
d)
Achaeans 
57.
A traditional story of anonymous origin that deals with goddesses, gods, heroes, and supernatural events.
a)
myth
b)
epic
c)
epic simile
d)
personification 
58.
Literature that passes by word of mouth from one generation to the next
a)
epic 
b)
oral tradition
c)
epic simile
d)
simile 
59.
A figure of speech using like or as to compare seemingly unlike things.
a)
simile 
b)
epic simile
c)
legend
d)
oral tradition 
60.
The Phaeacians' ship turns to stone and sinks because
a)
they knew too much about navigation
b)
they helped some Trojans escape
c)
they insulted Athena
d)
they took Odysseus home to Ithaca
61.
Which of the following is a sign that the beggar is not who he appears to be?
a)
The dog recognizes him.
b)
He doesn't flinch when hit by a stool.
c)
He wins a boxing match.
d)
All of the above
62.

Why doesn't Odysseus recognize his home?

a)

Athena creates a rain storm over Ithaca

b)

Athena creates a grey mist over Ithaca

c)

Athena creates a white fog over Ithaca

63.

The MAIN PROBLEM highlighted by the PROLOGUE is

a)

the gods anger at Odysseus

b)

the hero needs to find his way home

c)

there are problems when he gets home

d)

his family assumes he has died at Troy

64.

The first episode of the Odyssey begins

a)

at the very end of the story

b)

in media res

c)

at the very beginning

d)

at the end of the hero's life

65.

Hubris is

a)

hospitality

b)

excessive pride

c)

devotion to the gods

d)

a bone in the body

66.

The Greek custom of HOSPITALITY is known as

a)

Metis

b)

Xenia

c)

Hubris

d)

In Media Res

67.

Odysseus displays HUBRIS when

a)

be brags about his real name

b)

when he tells Polyphemus his name is Nobody

c)

when he lies about his ship breaking up

d)

when he feeds the Cyclops wine

68.

Who orders Odysseus's release from Calypso's island?

a)

Athena

b)

Hermes

c)

Calypso

d)

Zeus

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