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Odyssey quiz from Holt Rinehart and Winston Book
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1
Who wrote the Odyssey?
Homer
Howie
Hera
Hector
2
How do Odysseus and his men escape Polyphemus' cave?
Hide under the cows
They don't
Hide under sheep
Run out
3
Circe is an enchantress, what does that mean?
goddess of animals
goddess of magic
goddess of lust
goddess of life
4
What is the bed built around?
Olive tree
Ash tree
Redwood tree
Maple tree
5
What is the difference between the movie and epic on how long Odysseus stayed on Circe's island
4 years
2 years
3 years
5 years
6
Odysseus is king of what island
Greece
Sparta
Ionia
Ithaca
7
How long was Odysseus gone for?
5 years
20 years
15 years
10 years
8
What name does Odysseus give Polyphemus?
Noone
Odysseus
Nada
Nohbody
9
Why does Penelope not talk to Odysseus right away?
she is embarrassed
she is stunned
he cheated on her
she is not happy with him
10
Which one of Zeus' kids takes favor with Odysseus?
Athena
Persephone
Ares
Aphrodite
11
Why do the men open the bag of wind?
They think it is treasure
IDK
They are nosy
They think it's food
12
What continent does the Odyssey take place on?
Africa
Europe
Turkey
Greece
13
What does Teiresias tell Odysseus not to do on the journey home?
eat meat
eat fish
eat Helios' kine
eat Athena's heart
14
Who is Philoeteus?
birdherd
flockherd
cowherd
swineherd
15
What two animals does Odysseus sacrifice to get Teiresias
ewe and heifer
lamb and cow
lamb and ewe
heifer and ewe
16
What nymph does Odysseus stay with in book 5?
Circe
Clonia
Calypso
Chania
17
Why did Telemachus stop at Eumaeus' house first?
to get a cold drink
to get food
find out about his girl
find out what his mom is been up to
18
Why is Poseidon mad at Odysseus?
Odysseus brags how he is smarter
Gave no credit for Trojan War victroy
Odysseus sleeps with his wife
Odysseus kills his son
19
Athena turns Odysseus into what in Part 2?
female
beggar
falcon
warrior
20
Circe turned Odysseus' men into what?
Pigs
Ducks
Monkeys
Goats
21
What is the cyclops' name?
Polyphemus
Polyphom
Polylandry
There was no name
22
Whom must Odysseus seek in the Underworld?
Teiresias
Hades
Cerberus
Perephone
23
How does the maid recognize Odysseus?
His hairy chest
Scar on his arm
Scar on his leg
His voice
24
Who is searching for Odysseus in books 1-4?
Eurymachus
Penelope
Telemachus
Eurylochus
25
The first suitor killed is?
Elatus
Agelaus
Eurydamas
Antinous
26
Who is Odysseus telling his story to?
Helios
Antinous
Alcinous
Achaeans
27
The first person/thing to recognize Odysseus is?
Swineheard
The maid
Telemachus
Argos
28
How do the Sirens lure men?
Beautiful women
Beautiful songs
Beautiful
Beautiful food
29
Who helps kill all the suitors
Swineherd
Penelope
Telemachus
Cowherd
30
What does Penelope ask her maids to do?
move the bed
nothing
move her house
send the suitors home
31
Argos represents what?
sloth
loyalty
happiness
greed
32
How does Odysseus' men avoid the Sirens?
headphones
tied Odysseus up
beeswax in ears
ear plugs
33
Teiresias tells Odysseus, he must make a sacrifice of 3 different animals to whom?
Poseidon
Zeus
gods
Hades
34
How did the men try to appease the gods?
going to church
sacrifice
nothing
praying
35
Who is Eumaeus?
suitor
swineheard
cowheard
maid
36
Why does Odysseus stop at Helios Island?
to rest
bad weather
to eat
to celebrate
37
What is Penelope's test for the suitors?
Throw an ax threw a circle
String a bow
Get the sword out of the stone
String the violin
38
How many heads does Scylla have?
4
2
6
8
39
The two best warriors in the world world die during the Trojan War, who are they?
Agamemnon
Paris
Achilles
Hector
40
Who tells Calypso that Odysseus needs to be free?
Hermes
Ares
Hera
Artemis
41
What is Charybdis?
rainstorm
whirlpool
six headed monster
beautiful woman
42
Telemachus doesn't believe Odysseus right away because
Athena didn't tell him
He thinks Odysseus is dead
He thinks Odysseus is a god
Odysseus never reveals himself
43
Who is the wind god?
Aeolia
Hades
Allatohya
Aeolus
44
What is an epic?
a long poem about life
that was epic?
a long poem about nothing
a long poem about adventures
45
Where does Circe tell Odysseus, he must go to find Ithaca?
Island of the nymphs
Hell
Underwold
Olympia
46
What was Odysseus doing while his men were eating cattle?
praying
searching the island
sleeping
eating
47
Why does Zeus destroy the ship?
Zeus likes Helios
Helios destroyed it
Helios wouldn't raise the sun
Poseiden asked him
48
What are the qualities of an epic hero?
Coward and shy
brave and noble
deadly
Brave and boastful
49
What war is Odysseus and his men coming from?
First Messenian War
Last stand of the 300
Peloponnesian War
Trojan
50
Who brings Odysseus back to Ithaca?
Phaeacians
Egyptians
Mesopotamian
Syrians
51
Odysseus is the son of whom?
Laertes
Lazurus
Leonidas
Lionel
52
Who gives Odysseus advice about the strait?
Telemachus
Calypso
Circe
Tiersias
