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The Odyssey Quiz

I have just finished reading the whole book of "The Odyssey" and have taken a REALLY HARD test on the book. I have learned a lot on the book because my English teacher is very good at teaching it! I hope you enjoy my first quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by hyperboi32. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
hyperboi32

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
156,710

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3386

Last 3 plays: Guest 176 (9/10), Guest 119 (2/10), Guest 24 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What does the author invoke the aid of? Hint

the book doesn't say

the gods

a muse

a god

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the first person Athene disguises herself as? Hint

Mentes

Penelope

Telemachus

Zeus

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who is Aeolis? Hint

the god of strength

the god of wisdom

the god of wind

the god of love

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Question 4 of 10

4. Before Odysseus left for Troy, when did he tell Penelope she could choose a new husband? Hint

If it has been over 20 years

When she finishes the shroud

When Telemachus grows a beard

Never

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Question 5 of 10

5. Nestor is in ______, and Menelaos is in _____. Hint

Sparta, Pylos

Pylos, Sparta

Pylos, Ithika

Sparta, Troy

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who is Philoitios? Hint

the cowherd

a suitor

the swineherd

a beggar

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Question 7 of 10

7. What did Ino give to Odysseus to protect him from drowning? Hint

a veil

money

wind

she blessed him

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Question 8 of 10

8. Laertes is Odysseus's son.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Why didn't Odysseus kill Polyphemos when he fell asleep? Hint

He was afraid that the other Cyclopes would attack him.

He wasn't sure he would kill Polyphemos on his first try.

Polyphemos was the only one who could remove the boulder.

He did kill Polyphemos when he fell asleep.

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Question 10 of 10

10. What did Circe do to Odysseus's men? Hint

locked them up and threw them into a dungeon

turned them into pigs

gave them a plant that made them not want to go home

gave them wind to help them on their journey home

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What does the author invoke the aid of?

Answer: a muse

At the start of the first book, the aid of a Muse is asked.

2. What is the first person Athene disguises herself as?

Answer: Mentes

Athene did disguise herself into many different people, but Mentes, the captain of the Taphians, was the very first.

3. Who is Aeolis?

Answer: the god of wind

Aeolis was the god who gave Odysseus the bag of wind to help him get back to Ithika.

4. Before Odysseus left for Troy, when did he tell Penelope she could choose a new husband?

Answer: When Telemachus grows a beard

This is mentioned later in the book, kind of tricky.

5. Nestor is in ______, and Menelaos is in _____.

Answer: Pylos, Sparta

Nestor is the king in Pylos, Menelaos is the king in Sparta.

6. Who is Philoitios?

Answer: the cowherd

The swineherd was Eumaios, and Philoitios the loyal cowherd who helps Odysseus later in battle with the suitors.

7. What did Ino give to Odysseus to protect him from drowning?

Answer: a veil

This was when Poseidon cast a raging storm causing his ship to almost wreck. Ino stepped in to save Odysseus by giving him a veil.

8. Laertes is Odysseus's son.

Answer: False

Laertes is Odysseus's father, not son.

9. Why didn't Odysseus kill Polyphemos when he fell asleep?

Answer: Polyphemos was the only one who could remove the boulder.

Polyphemos was the only one strong enough to remove the massive boulder blocking the exit from his cave.

10. What did Circe do to Odysseus's men?

Answer: turned them into pigs

It was Circe, the sorcerer, who gave them a drink and turned them into pigs. Odysseus ate a certain plant that made him immune to the drink.

Source: Author hyperboi32

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