The Odyssey Quiz
1. Who wrote The Odyssey?
A) Virgil
B) Homer
C) Sophocles
D) Plato
2. Who is the main hero of The Odyssey?
A) Achilles
B) Agamemnon
C) Odysseus
D) Hector
3. Which war had just ended before Odysseus began his journey home?
A) Persian War
B) Trojan War
C) Peloponnesian War
D) Punic War
4. What is the name of Odysseus' wife?
A) Helen
B) Penelope
C) Cassandra
D) Andromache
5. What is the name of Odysseus' son?
A) Paris
B) Telemachus
C) Menelaus
D) Ajax
6. What is the name of Odysseus' homeland?
A) Crete
B) Sparta
C) Ithaca
D) Troy
7. Which one-eyed giant traps Odysseus and his men?
A) Cerberus
B) Cyclops
C) Polyphemus
D) Charybdis
8. What name does Odysseus tell the Cyclops he is called?
A) Nobody
B) Hero
C) King
D) Sailor
9. Which god is Polyphemus' father?
A) Zeus
B) Apollo
C) Poseidon
D) Hermes
10. Which goddess helps Odysseus throughout the story?
A) Hera
B) Athena
C) Artemis
D) Demeter
11. What creatures lure sailors with irresistible songs?
A) Harpies
B) Sirens
C) Furies
D) Nymphs
12. Which enchantress turns Odysseus' men into pigs?
A) Medea
B) Circe
C) Calypso
D) Persephone
13. Who keeps Odysseus on her island for several years?
A) Circe
B) Calypso
C) Athena
D) Hera
14. What sea monster has many heads?
A) Scylla
B) Medusa
C) Hydra
D) Minotaur
15. What dangerous whirlpool does Odysseus also have to avoid?
A) Styx
B) Charybdis
C) Tartarus
D) Oceanus
16. How long does Odysseus' journey home take?
A) 5 years
B) 10 years
C) 15 years
D) 20 years
17. Which kingdom welcomes Odysseus before he finally returns to Ithaca?
A) Phaeacia
B) Sparta
C) Corinth
D) Mycenae
18. Who is the swineherd that remains loyal to Odysseus?
A) Eumaeus
B) Mentor
C) Nestor
D) Antinous
19. What contest does Penelope create to determine who she will marry?
A) Wrestling contest
B) Horse race
C) Stringing Odysseus' bow and shooting through twelve axe heads
D) Sword fight
20. Who is the leading suitor?
A) Eurymachus
B) Antinous
C) Amphinomus
D) Pisander
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Answer Key
1.B β Homer
2.C β Odysseus
3.B β Trojan War
4.B β Penelope
5.B β Telemachus
6.C β Ithaca
7.C β Polyphemus
8.A β Nobody
9.C β Poseidon
10.B β Athena
11.B β Sirens
12.B β Circe
13.B β Calypso
14.A β Scylla
15.B β Charybdis
16.B β 10 years
17.A β Phaeacia
18.A β Eumaeus
19.C β Stringing Odysseus' bow and shooting through twelve axe heads
20.B β Antinous
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