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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements best describes Odysseus at the beginning of the epic?
He is the captain of a ruthless pirate fleet
He is an outcast leader and hates all human beings
He is the leader of a homeward-bound Greek fleet
He is the luckless son of Poseidon and a nymph
- 2. Multiple Choice
A mild danger, the lotus, is to be avoided because anyone who eats it
Yearns only to go home
Loses courage
Is transformed into an animal
Wishes to stay in the land of the lotus forever
- 3. Multiple Choice
Odysseus wishes to visit the land of the Cyclopes to
Steal their treasure
Test his strength against theirs
Satisfy his curiosity
Ask for their help
- 4. Multiple Choice
Odysseus’ men want only to steal Polyphemus’ cheeses and sheep and quickly sail away. Why?
They have been warned to avoid giants
They know the Polyphemus is a cannibal
They are coming from war and want to take things, but they don’t want to linger with a monster
They have lost heart and are cowardly
- 5. Multiple Choice
All of the following statements about Polyphemus are correct except
He lives in a huge cave with his goats & sheep
He barricades the entrance each night to keep the flocks in
He makes cheese from the milk of his ewes (female sheep)
He sells his cheeses to sailors and Greek merchants
- 6. Multiple Choice
Odysseus first wishes to kill the sleeping Polyphemus with his sword. Why doesn’t he?
Polyphemus almost never sleeps
Polyphemus is protected by magic from swords
Odysseus is afraid to attack Polyphemus
With Polyphemus dead, nobody will be able to open the cave door
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why does Odysseus put out Polyphemus’ one eye?
It is the cruelest revenge he can think of
It is the only possible way to kill the giant
He may then give the Greeks freedom in exchange for his life
Blinded, he will not see the Greeks escaping
- 8. Multiple Choice
Odysseus and his surviving comrades escape from the cave
By brute force
With cleverness and strategy
By telling lies
With the help of the gods
- 9. Multiple Choice
To judge from the adventure with Polyphemus, Odysseus is all of the following EXCEPT
Clever and curious
Proud and determined
Modest and mild-tempered
Brave and bold
- 10. Multiple Choice
Who is wise enough to escape from Circe's house and spells?
Odysseus
Polites
Elpinor
Eureylochus
- 11. Multiple Choice
Odysseus' men are turned into
Exotic wild animals
A herd of Horses
A flock of Sheep
A herd of Pigs
- 12. Multiple Choice
Odysseus receives help from a god to combat Circe's magic. Who helps him eat moly herbs?
Apollo
Hermes
Helios
Tieresias
- 13. Multiple Choice
How long do the men stay with Circe?
A few days
A few weeks
A few months
A few years
- 14. Multiple Choice
Circe tells Odysseus he must find someone to help him break Poseidon's curse. Who can give him wisdom?
Athena
Tieresias
His mother
Charybdis
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT one of the instructions Odysseus receives from Hades to make it safely home?
Do not harm the sun god's cattle
Take vengeance on the suitors
Make a sacrifice to Poseidon
Defeat the monster Scylla
- 16. Multiple Choice
The Sirens try to lure Odysseus and his men by
Offering food and wine
Singing to them and offering wisdom
Changing the ocean currents
Combing their long, luscious locks.
- 17. Multiple Choice
What does Odysseus decide when faced with choosing Scylla or Charybdis?
To sacrifice six of his men to save the others
To risk the whole ship to get through the whirlpool
To make an offering for the gods to help
To sacrifice himself for his men to survive
- 18. Multiple Choice
What problem does Odysseus face with his men when they get to Helios' island?
Starvation
Sickness
Enemies
Laziness
- 19. Multiple Choice
What does Zeus promise when Helios asks for punishment upon Odysseus and his men?
He will have Poseidon destroy their ship
He will not interfere with Odysseus anymore
He will send one bolt of lightning on them
He will send a hurricane to destroy them
- 20. Multiple Choice
The incidents and story of the Odyssey are based on
Lost records
Ancient history books
Myth and oral history (stories told long ago)
Homer’s own experiences
- 21. Multiple Choice
Homer makes his heroes believable and human by showing them as
Always honorable and brave
Having both good and bad traits
Doing impossible deeds
Representing ideals
- 22. Multiple Choice
The Odyssey is essentially the story of Odysseus’ triumph over
His own men’s treachery
Temptations and obstacles
His own weakness
Several hostile gods
- 23. Multiple Choice
Odysseus reveals his identity to his son
In the presence of many faithful servants.
When they are alone and Athena made him appear young again.
Against his better judgment; he wanted to see Penelope first.
Although Athena warned him not to.
- 24. Multiple Choice
Odysseus enters his homeland disguised as a beggar in order to
Find out who is still loyal to him
Count the number of suitors
Amuse the suitors
See if anyone recognizes him
- 25. Multiple Choice
Odysseus does not reveal himself when he is first with the suitors because
He wants to test his wife
He wants to make careful plans to kill them all
He does not wish to be humiliated
He wants Penelope to see through his disguise
- 26. Multiple Choice
Though Antinous is angry for the beggar's insults, the suitors are afraid to harm him because
Odysseus might return at any moment
Penelope will not choose them as her husband
Telemachus might kill them all
The gods are often disguised as wanderers
- 27. Multiple Choice
When Penelope sees Odysseus for the first time after 20 years (but thinks he's a beggar), she is
Reluctant and angry
Kind and hospitable
Scared and doesn't want to talk to him
Suspicious and refuses to trust him
- 28. Multiple Choice
Odysseus tells his wife that he cannot answer her question about
His recent travels
His life's history
His immediate plans
The outcome of the war
- 29. Multiple Choice
Odysseus convinces his wife that he has seen her husband by
Telling of his adventures with the gods
Describing his courage
Telling her about all his faithful men
Describing his appearance in detail
- 30. Multiple Choice
Odysseus proves his strength and shames the suitors by
Telling of his own deeds
Wrestling a champion
Killing an ugly suitor
Stringing and shooting bow and arrow
- 31. Multiple Choice
His wife makes a final test of Odysseus’ identity by getting him to tell
The secret about the building of his bed
The name of his favorite dog
How he got a scar on his arm
About the day he went away
- 32. Multiple Choice
Who is Odysseus’ aged father?
Laertes
Achilles
Telemachus
Eumaeus
- 33. Multiple Choice
Who is Odysseus’ faithful wife?
Eurycleia
Circe
Penelope
Eumaeus
- 34. Multiple Choice
Odysseus’ homeland is
Ilium
Sparta
Argos
Ithaca
- 35. Multiple Choice
The chief ruler of the gods is
Circe
Zeus
Athena
Poseidon
- 36. Multiple Choice
The goddess who helps Odysseus by changing him first into a beggar, and then into a godlike man, is
Circe
Eurycleia
Penelope
Athena
- 37. Multiple Choice
Odysseus’ son is
Laertes
Polyphemus
Telemachus
Eumaeus
- 38. Multiple Choice
Odysseus’ faithful dog is
Antinous
Eumaeus
Argos
Telemachus
- 39. Multiple Choice
The leader of the suitors is
Antinous
Achilles
Argos
Poseidon
- 40. Multiple Choice
Penelope confirms her prudence and determination by acting with
Courtesy and kindness
Jealousy and anger
Suspicion and severity
logic and self-control
- 41. Multiple Choice
Both Odysseus and his wife show themselves to be
Hot-tempered individuals
Selfish and suspicious
brutal and bloodthirsty
Clever and steadfast in love
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