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