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Homer's "Odyssey"

How much do you know about Homer's epic, "Odyssey"? Test yourself and find out!

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Category: Literature > Mythology Submitted By: themadhatter

Question #1

Odysseus has a son. What is his name?

Telemachus
Eumaeus
Philoetius
Phemius
Laertes

Question #2

What war did Odysseus leave his homeland to fight? (Give the answer with no articles.)

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Question #3

Odysseus's wife is Helen.

True
False

Question #4

How long is Odysseus gone from Ithaca? (Answer includes the length of the war and how long it took him to return home afterwards.)

5 years
10 years
15 years
20 years
25 years

Question #5

Who proves to be an unfaithful servant of Odysseus?

Eumaeus
Philoetius
Antinous
Eurymachus
Melanthius

Question #6

How many suitors are alive at the end of "Odyssey"? (Give answer with numbers, not words.)

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Question #7

In what adventure does Odysseus not lose any men?

Circe
Hades/Tiresias
Laestrygonians
Scylla
Polyphemus

Question #8

Which god/goddess constantly vies for Odysseus's return home and even helps him kill the suitors?

Athena
Zeus
Hades
Poseidon
Hera

Question #9

Who is Tiresias?

A herdsman
A god
A suitor
A soothsayer's ghost
Odysseus's long-lost twin brother

Question #10

Which of the following ghosts does Odysseus not encounter in his visit to the underworld?

Heracles
Hector
Agamemnon
Achilles
Anticleia

Question #11

What creatures sing to Odysseus a song of knowledge as his ship passes by their island?

Cyclops
Sirens
Scylla
Calypso

Question #12

Who gives Odysseus an escort home to Ithaca?

Odysseus gets home in his own ship.
Poseidon
The Phaeacians
Zeus
Aeolus

Question #13

How do Odysseus's old nurse, his father, and his herdsmen know that it truly is Odysseus who has returned to Ithaca and not some impostor?

He shows them his golden brooch.
He tells them how he built his bedroom.
His driver's license
He has a tattoo on his leg.
He has a scar on his leg.

Question #14

In what disguise does Odysseus return to Ithaca?

A beggar
A suitor
A herdsman
A god
He doesn't have a disguise.

Question #15

Which suitor is the first to be killed?

Eurymachus
Eurylochus
Antinous
Alcinous
Antilochus

Question #16

Name one of the kings Telemachus goes to visit in search for news of his father.

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Question #17

In Phaeacia, Laodamas challenges Odysseus to prove his true strength. Odysseus does so in a sporting event. What event?

Discus
Footraces
Boxing
Jumping
Wrestling

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Homer's "Odyssey"

Question #1

Odysseus has a son. What is his name?

Question #2

What war did Odysseus leave his homeland to fight? (Give the answer with no articles.)

Question #3

Odysseus's wife is Helen.

Question #4

How long is Odysseus gone from Ithaca? (Answer includes the length of the war and how long it took him to return home afterwards.)

Question #5

Who proves to be an unfaithful servant of Odysseus?

Question #6

How many suitors are alive at the end of "Odyssey"? (Give answer with numbers, not words.)

Question #7

In what adventure does Odysseus not lose any men?

Question #8

Which god/goddess constantly vies for Odysseus's return home and even helps him kill the suitors?

Question #9

Who is Tiresias?

Question #10

Which of the following ghosts does Odysseus not encounter in his visit to the underworld?

Question #11

What creatures sing to Odysseus a song of knowledge as his ship passes by their island?

Question #12

Who gives Odysseus an escort home to Ithaca?

Question #13

How do Odysseus's old nurse, his father, and his herdsmen know that it truly is Odysseus who has returned to Ithaca and not some impostor?

Question #14

In what disguise does Odysseus return to Ithaca?

Question #15

Which suitor is the first to be killed?

Question #16

Name one of the kings Telemachus goes to visit in search for news of his father.

Question #17

In Phaeacia, Laodamas challenges Odysseus to prove his true strength. Odysseus does so in a sporting event. What event?

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Homer's "Odyssey"

Question #1

Odysseus has a son. What is his name?

Question #2

What war did Odysseus leave his homeland to fight? (Give the answer with no articles.)

Question #3

Odysseus's wife is Helen.

Question #4

How long is Odysseus gone from Ithaca? (Answer includes the length of the war and how long it took him to return home afterwards.)

Question #5

Who proves to be an unfaithful servant of Odysseus?

Question #6

How many suitors are alive at the end of "Odyssey"? (Give answer with numbers, not words.)

Question #7

In what adventure does Odysseus not lose any men?

Question #8

Which god/goddess constantly vies for Odysseus's return home and even helps him kill the suitors?

Question #9

Who is Tiresias?

Question #10

Which of the following ghosts does Odysseus not encounter in his visit to the underworld?

Question #11

What creatures sing to Odysseus a song of knowledge as his ship passes by their island?

Question #12

Who gives Odysseus an escort home to Ithaca?

Question #13

How do Odysseus's old nurse, his father, and his herdsmen know that it truly is Odysseus who has returned to Ithaca and not some impostor?

Question #14

In what disguise does Odysseus return to Ithaca?

Question #15

Which suitor is the first to be killed?

Question #16

Name one of the kings Telemachus goes to visit in search for news of his father.

Question #17

In Phaeacia, Laodamas challenges Odysseus to prove his true strength. Odysseus does so in a sporting event. What event?

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