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Quiz about The Ultimate Penelopiad Quiz
Quiz about The Ultimate Penelopiad Quiz

The Ultimate "Penelopiad" Quiz


Test your knowledge on the wonderful Margaret Atwood's spin on Homer's "Odyssey".

A multiple-choice quiz by kevvythefairy. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
232,807
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
300
Last 3 plays: Guest 199 (5/10), Guest 75 (10/10), Guest 75 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the only food Penelope claims is eaten in the Underworld? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What nickname did Penelope's family give her? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What was the profession of Melanthius? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What group was Melantho part of? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who is Odysseus's Father? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Penelope's mother, a Naiad, concerns herself with which element? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which God was angry with Odysseus for blinding his son, the Cyclops? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. How many babies did Eurycleia find to look after in the Underworld? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. How many years was Odysseus away from home? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. And finally, where did Penelope grow up? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the only food Penelope claims is eaten in the Underworld?

Answer: Asphodel

If she's not eating it, Penelope spends a majority of her time walking through the fields of white asphodel.
2. What nickname did Penelope's family give her?

Answer: Duck

Her father, King Icarius of Sparta, had her thrown into the sea as a child as an oracle predicted she would weave his shroud. She survived the ordeal after being brought back to the shore by ducks.
3. What was the profession of Melanthius?

Answer: Goatherd

When Odysseus returned, he and his son Telemachus tortured the treacherous goatherd by cutting off his ears, nose, hands feet and genitals, before throwing them to the dogs.
4. What group was Melantho part of?

Answer: Pretty Cheeks

Melantho of the Pretty Cheeks is mentioned throughout the book and is one of the 12 maids who is hung by Odysseus and Telemachus.
5. Who is Odysseus's Father?

Answer: Laertes

Penelope weaved a shroud for Laertes instead of her own father.
6. Penelope's mother, a Naiad, concerns herself with which element?

Answer: Water

She spends most of her time telling jokes and gossiping with sea creatures.
7. Which God was angry with Odysseus for blinding his son, the Cyclops?

Answer: Poseidon

On his way home, Odysseus encountered many dangers, such as wailing Sirens. On meeting the Cyclops, he blinded him, upsetting Poseidon.
8. How many babies did Eurycleia find to look after in the Underworld?

Answer: 12

Eurycleia was Odysseus's nanny and still looked after him as an adult, before looking after Telemachus. On reaching the underworld she found herself a dozen dead babies to mother.
9. How many years was Odysseus away from home?

Answer: 20

Odysseus was away for 20 long years: ten in Troy and ten travelling the seas to get home again.
10. And finally, where did Penelope grow up?

Answer: Sparta

She grew up in Sparta with her beautiful cousin Helen (who ran away with Paris of Troy).
Source: Author kevvythefairy

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