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The Odyssey

How much do you know about Homer's great epic? Take this quiz to find out.

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Category: Literature > Mythology Submitted By: Mintyfresh977

Question #1

What name is given to the first 4 books of The Odyssey?

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Question #2

Odysseus is the ruler of...

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Question #3

By whom is Odysseus being held captive at the start of the story?

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Question #4

What problem do Telemachus and Penelope face at the start of the story?

Civil war
The Furies
Suitors
Famine

Question #5

After he leaves Ogygia, Odysseus arrives in the land of a certain people who help him return home by providing him with a ship. Who are these people?

The Phaeacians
The Laestrygonians
The Pylians
The Spartans

Question #6

Which deity is determined to prolong Odysseus' suffering by trying to prevent him from returning home?

Hera
Zeus
Aphrodite
Poseidon

Question #7

What does the fruit of the lotus do to those who eat it?

It causes them to forget all about their homes and makes them want to eat it all the time.
It slowly weakens them and eventually causes death.
It causes them to become extremely paranoid.
It causes them to become so sad that they can do nothing but think about their sadness.

Question #8

Who is the witch-goddess who turns a group of Odysseus' men into pigs?

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Question #9

When they pass the island of the Sirens, Odysseus tells his men to stuff their ears with what?

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Question #10

Which deity resolves the conflict at the end of the story?

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The Odyssey

Question #1

What name is given to the first 4 books of The Odyssey?

Question #2

Odysseus is the ruler of...

Question #3

By whom is Odysseus being held captive at the start of the story?

Question #4

What problem do Telemachus and Penelope face at the start of the story?

Question #5

After he leaves Ogygia, Odysseus arrives in the land of a certain people who help him return home by providing him with a ship. Who are these people?

Question #6

Which deity is determined to prolong Odysseus' suffering by trying to prevent him from returning home?

Question #7

What does the fruit of the lotus do to those who eat it?

Question #8

Who is the witch-goddess who turns a group of Odysseus' men into pigs?

Question #9

When they pass the island of the Sirens, Odysseus tells his men to stuff their ears with what?

Question #10

Which deity resolves the conflict at the end of the story?

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The Odyssey

Question #1

What name is given to the first 4 books of The Odyssey?

Question #2

Odysseus is the ruler of...

Question #3

By whom is Odysseus being held captive at the start of the story?

Question #4

What problem do Telemachus and Penelope face at the start of the story?

Question #5

After he leaves Ogygia, Odysseus arrives in the land of a certain people who help him return home by providing him with a ship. Who are these people?

Question #6

Which deity is determined to prolong Odysseus' suffering by trying to prevent him from returning home?

Question #7

What does the fruit of the lotus do to those who eat it?

Question #8

Who is the witch-goddess who turns a group of Odysseus' men into pigs?

Question #9

When they pass the island of the Sirens, Odysseus tells his men to stuff their ears with what?

Question #10

Which deity resolves the conflict at the end of the story?

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