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The Odyssey (1997) Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on the miniseries "The Odyssey" (1997), starring Armand Assante. Hope you do well!

A multiple-choice quiz by jackosborn18. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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jackosborn18

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4 mins

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Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where does Odysseus live? Hint

Troy

Argos

Athens

Ithaca

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Question 2 of 10

2. How long does the war between Greece and Troy last? Hint

Ten years

Three years

Fifteen years

One year

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who tells Odysseus that he will never again reach the shores of Ithaca because of his arrogance? Hint

Zeus

Poseidon

Athena

Hades

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Question 4 of 10

4. Odysseus and his men find a cave that is actually the home of a cyclops. The giant asks Odysseus what his name is. What is the response that Odysseus gives the cyclops? Hint

"My name is no body. "

"My name is Odysseus."

"I am Odysseus, king of Ithaca."

"You do not need to know my name."

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Question 5 of 10

5. When Odysseus meets Aeolus (God of the wind) on an island, he is given a gift to help him return home. What is he given? Hint

Bag filled with north, south, and east wind

Bag filled with north, south, and west wind

Bag filled with the west wind

Bag filled with the east wind

6. Odysseus later finds himself in the bed of Xerxes (the witch). He finds that he has been there much longer than he thought. He orders Xerxes to help him find his way home and she gives him the name Tiresias. Where must he go to see this man? Hint

Sparta

Troy

The Underworld

Olympus

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is it that Poseidon says he wants Odysseus to understand? Hint

That his arrogance has lost him everything

That Odysseus is no different from any other man

That Gods are inferior to men

That man is nothing without the Gods

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many men finally return home with Odysseus? Hint

one

none

three

seven

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Question 9 of 10

9. To whom does Odysseus say this: "..and I held you for all the world to see."? Hint

Penelope

Telemachus

Polites

Athena

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the last thing that Odysseus says before he kills all the men who attempted to steal his world? Hint

"Your crime is that you tried to steal my world."

"Now you will die in a river of blood."

"Curse you all!"

"Do you know me now?"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where does Odysseus live?

Answer: Ithaca

Odysseus is the king of Ithaca. Ithaca is an island of Greece.

2. How long does the war between Greece and Troy last?

Answer: Ten years

The war with Troy lasts ten long years before the Greeks finally defeat the Trojans.

3. Who tells Odysseus that he will never again reach the shores of Ithaca because of his arrogance?

Answer: Poseidon

When Odysseus shouts and proclaims on the rocks that he does not need the Gods and he can do anything, it is Poseidon who speaks to him and says that he will never again reach Ithaca.

4. Odysseus and his men find a cave that is actually the home of a cyclops. The giant asks Odysseus what his name is. What is the response that Odysseus gives the cyclops?

Answer: "My name is no body. "

Odysseus cleverly tells the cyclops that his name is NO-bo-dy. Later when the giant cries out to his brothers, he says "Nobody has stabbed my eye!"

5. When Odysseus meets Aeolus (God of the wind) on an island, he is given a gift to help him return home. What is he given?

Answer: Bag filled with north, south, and east wind

Aeolus fills the bag with all winds except the west wind. Now the west wind will blow his ship home without Poseidon wavering his path.

Answer: The Underworld

Odysseus knows that Tiresias the prophet is dead. Xerxes tells him that he must go to the underworld to get the answers he seeks.

7. What is it that Poseidon says he wants Odysseus to understand?

Answer: That man is nothing without the Gods

When Odysseus is stranded in the ocean and screaming to Poseidon that he has nothing left, Poseidon says that he just wants Odysseus to understand that he is nothing without the Gods.

8. How many men finally return home with Odysseus?

Answer: none

By the time Odysseus finally reaches Ithaca, all of his men have been lost or killed.

9. To whom does Odysseus say this: "..and I held you for all the world to see."?

Answer: Telemachus

When Odysseus returns home and sees his son for the first time, Telemachus is in disbelief. Odysseus tells him of the day he was born and how proud he was to show him Ithaca and hold him for all the world to see.

10. What is the last thing that Odysseus says before he kills all the men who attempted to steal his world?

Answer: "Now you will die in a river of blood."

Odysseus begins to kill the men who are living in his home when one asks "What is our crime?", to which Odysseus replies by saying, "Your crime is that you tried to steal my world.... Now you will die in a river of blood."

Source: Author jackosborn18

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