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The Odyssey Introduction Quiz
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The Odyssey Introduction Quiz
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
T
F
1.
Is Odysseus the only survivor when he reaches Calypso’s Island?
T
F
2.
Circe warned Odysseus and his men to not eat the Sun God’s cattle.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
A
B
C
D
3.
Homer appeals to whom for inspiration in telling his story?
a.
The muse of epic poetry.
c.
Zeus
b.
His wife.
d.
The Fates.
A
B
C
D
4.
When Odysseus leaves Calypso’s island, the Trojan War had been over for how many years?
a.
5
c.
2
b.
12
d.
10
A
B
C
D
5.
What is the name of Odysseus’s island home?
a.
Greece
c.
Ithaca
b.
Troy
d.
Rome
A
B
C
D
6.
After leaving Troy, the first stop of Odysseus was on the land called
a.
Lotus-Eaters
c.
Ithaca
b.
Ismarus
d.
Circe
A
B
C
D
7.
How many benches were left empty on each ship after the fight?
a.
2
c.
3
b.
6
d.
10
A
B
C
D
8.
What did Zeus send to detain the ships for several days?
a.
His wife Hera.
c.
The Minotaur
b.
The three-headed monster Cerberus
d.
A storm and thunderbolt.
A
B
C
D
9.
Odysseus drifted at sea for ten days and finally reached the land of
a.
the Lotus-Eaters.
c.
Ithaca.
b.
the Cyclopes.
d.
Cicones.
A
B
C
D
10.
What did the Lotus Plant do to those who ate it?
a.
They threw-up.
c.
They lose all desire to go home.
b.
They died.
d.
They turn into animals.
A
B
C
D
11.
Why does the Cyclops not fear the gods?
a.
His own father is Poseidon.
c.
He is a god himself.
b.
He does not believe in the gods.
d.
His father is Zeus.
A
B
C
D
12.
Who are the Laestrygonians?
a.
A race of god-fearing men.
c.
A race of people without brains.
b.
A race of people with three eyes.
d.
A race of cannibals.
A
B
C
D
13.
Odysseus begs forgiveness of his major flaw, which is
a.
hubris.
c.
being cruel.
b.
eating too much.
d.
being a coward.
A
B
C
D
14.
The king of the winds is
a.
Aeolus.
c.
Circe.
b.
Poseidon.
d.
the Cyclops.
A
B
C
D
15.
An epic is best described as a
a.
long story about an important person.
c.
long narrative poem about a hero.
b.
story that relates events in the Bible.
d.
lyric poem about an historical figure.