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Quiz about People and Places in The Odyssey

People and Places in The Odyssey Quiz

How well do you know your Homeric poetry? If you're like me, not well at all.

A multiple-choice quiz by ExLeper. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
ExLeper

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
171,710

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1809

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who was Icarius? Hint

Odysseus' father

Penelope's father

Eumaeus' father

Telemachus' father

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of Odysseus' dog? Hint

Argos

Jason

Argonaut

Homer

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who makes his/her home on the island of Aeaea? Hint

Calypso

Circe

Nestor

Neleus

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was Hermione? Hint

the daughter of Zeus and Leda

the daughter of Helen and Menelaus

Odysseus' mother

Odysseus' sister

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of Aelos' father? Hint

Hippodaemia

Hippolyte

Hyperbola

Hippotas

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who were the Laestrygonians? Hint

allies of the Acheans in the Trojan war

the people who were robbed by Odysseus and his crew

a clan of giant cannibals

anyone from Greece, including Ithacans

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the name of Agamemnon's son who avenged his death? Hint

Orestes

Oreo

Orion

Ormenus

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the name of Polyphemus' mother? Hint

Thetis

Themis

Tyro

Thoosa

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the name of Alcinous' wife? Hint

Nausicaa

Arethusa

Arete

Ariadne

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the general, collective name for mainland Greece? Hint

Aeaea

Apiraea

Aetolia

Achaea

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was Icarius?

Answer: Penelope's father

Not to be confused with Icarus, that guy who flew too close to the sun.

2. What was the name of Odysseus' dog?

Answer: Argos

Poor old Argos waited eighteen years for his master to return home, and he was the only one to recognize Odysseus in disguise. He died soon after.

3. Who makes his/her home on the island of Aeaea?

Answer: Circe

Circe was one of Odysseus' lovers while he was gone from Ithaca.

4. Who was Hermione?

Answer: the daughter of Helen and Menelaus

She was supposedly very beautiful, unlike Harry Potter's friend of the same name.

5. What was the name of Aelos' father?

Answer: Hippotas

Hippodaemia was one of Penelope's maids, a hyperbola is a math term, and Hippolyte is the annoying French bloke in my history class.

6. Who were the Laestrygonians?

Answer: a clan of giant cannibals

I believe they ate a few of Odysseus' men.

7. What was the name of Agamemnon's son who avenged his death?

Answer: Orestes

Orestes killed Aegisthus, who killed Agamemnon, and seduced his wife.

8. What was the name of Polyphemus' mother?

Answer: Thoosa

Polyphemus was the cyclops that Odysseus tricked.

9. What was the name of Alcinous' wife?

Answer: Arete

Alcinous was the king of Phaeacia. Arete was his queen and Nausicaa was their daughter.

10. What is the general, collective name for mainland Greece?

Answer: Achaea

Its inhabitants are called Achaeans or Argives.

Source: Author ExLeper

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