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Quiz about The Odyssey Quiz
Quiz about The Odyssey Quiz

The Odyssey Quiz


I have just finished reading the whole book of "The Odyssey" and have taken a REALLY HARD test on the book. I have learned a lot on the book because my English teacher is very good at teaching it! I hope you enjoy my first quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by hyperboi32. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
hyperboi32
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
156,710
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
3391
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Question 1 of 10
1. What does the author invoke the aid of? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is the first person Athene disguises herself as? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who is Aeolis? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Before Odysseus left for Troy, when did he tell Penelope she could choose a new husband? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Nestor is in ______, and Menelaos is in _____. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who is Philoitios? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What did Ino give to Odysseus to protect him from drowning? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Laertes is Odysseus's son.


Question 9 of 10
9. Why didn't Odysseus kill Polyphemos when he fell asleep? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What did Circe do to Odysseus's men? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What does the author invoke the aid of?

Answer: a muse

At the start of the first book, the aid of a Muse is asked.
2. What is the first person Athene disguises herself as?

Answer: Mentes

Athene did disguise herself into many different people, but Mentes, the captain of the Taphians, was the very first.
3. Who is Aeolis?

Answer: the god of wind

Aeolis was the god who gave Odysseus the bag of wind to help him get back to Ithika.
4. Before Odysseus left for Troy, when did he tell Penelope she could choose a new husband?

Answer: When Telemachus grows a beard

This is mentioned later in the book, kind of tricky.
5. Nestor is in ______, and Menelaos is in _____.

Answer: Pylos, Sparta

Nestor is the king in Pylos, Menelaos is the king in Sparta.
6. Who is Philoitios?

Answer: the cowherd

The swineherd was Eumaios, and Philoitios the loyal cowherd who helps Odysseus later in battle with the suitors.
7. What did Ino give to Odysseus to protect him from drowning?

Answer: a veil

This was when Poseidon cast a raging storm causing his ship to almost wreck. Ino stepped in to save Odysseus by giving him a veil.
8. Laertes is Odysseus's son.

Answer: False

Laertes is Odysseus's father, not son.
9. Why didn't Odysseus kill Polyphemos when he fell asleep?

Answer: Polyphemos was the only one who could remove the boulder.

Polyphemos was the only one strong enough to remove the massive boulder blocking the exit from his cave.
10. What did Circe do to Odysseus's men?

Answer: turned them into pigs

It was Circe, the sorcerer, who gave them a drink and turned them into pigs. Odysseus ate a certain plant that made him immune to the drink.
Source: Author hyperboi32

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