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 – Homer 
2.C – Odysseus 
3.B – Trojan War 
4.B – Penelope 
5.B – Telemachus 
6.C – Ithaca 
7.C – Polyphemus 
8.A – Nobody 
9.C – Poseidon 
10.B – Athena 
11.B – Sirens 
12.B – Circe 
13.B – Calypso 
14.A – Scylla 
15.B – Charybdis 
16.B – 10 years 
17.A – Phaeacia 
18.A – Eumaeus 
19.C – Stringing Odysseus' bow and shooting through twelve axe heads 
20.B – Antinous 
 
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