The Odyssey: Final Test Review UPDATED
Actual Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which goddess tests Odysseus repeatedly and is known for her wisdom and battle strategy? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Athena
Which god calls upon Zeus to make a storm to throw Odysseus' ship off course? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Helios
Which god hates Odysseus? Why? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Poseidon; Odysseus blinded
his son Polyphemus
Which god leads the dead suitors to the underworld? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Hermes
Which god gave Odysseus the bag with the four winds in it? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Aeolus
Who's the ruler of Mount Olympus and the King of all gods? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Zeus
The land of the ___________ was where Odysseus' men forgot why they were on their
journey. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Lotus Eaters
Odysseus returned from the _______ war after years of battle. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Trojan
Odysseus uses beeswax to block out the ________ - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Sirens
Athena's disguises - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Mentor/Mentes
The hero of the story - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Odysseus
, The monster with six heads - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Scylla
The goddess who keeps Odysseus on her island for years - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Calypso
The woman who caused the Trojan War/Menelaus's wife - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Helen
Odysseus' son who he hasn't seen in 10 years - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Telemachus
Helen's husband/King of Sparta - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Menelaus
___________ was murdered by his wife, Clytemnestra, and her lover, Aegisthus, upon his
return from the war - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Agamemnon
Odysseus traveled here/"Poseidon's people" - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Ethiopia/Ethiopians
Odysseus's son Telemachus travels to ________ to inquire about the fate of his father -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Pylos
The people who fought in the war with Odysseus - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Achaeans
Island of ______ where a tribe stopped Odysseus - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Cicones
The most arrogant of Penelope's suitors - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Antinous
Odysseus' faithful dog - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Argos
Author of the Odyssey - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Homer
Actual Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which goddess tests Odysseus repeatedly and is known for her wisdom and battle strategy? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Athena
Which god calls upon Zeus to make a storm to throw Odysseus' ship off course? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Helios
Which god hates Odysseus? Why? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Poseidon; Odysseus blinded
his son Polyphemus
Which god leads the dead suitors to the underworld? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Hermes
Which god gave Odysseus the bag with the four winds in it? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Aeolus
Who's the ruler of Mount Olympus and the King of all gods? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Zeus
The land of the ___________ was where Odysseus' men forgot why they were on their
journey. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Lotus Eaters
Odysseus returned from the _______ war after years of battle. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Trojan
Odysseus uses beeswax to block out the ________ - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Sirens
Athena's disguises - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Mentor/Mentes
The hero of the story - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Odysseus
, The monster with six heads - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Scylla
The goddess who keeps Odysseus on her island for years - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Calypso
The woman who caused the Trojan War/Menelaus's wife - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Helen
Odysseus' son who he hasn't seen in 10 years - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Telemachus
Helen's husband/King of Sparta - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Menelaus
___________ was murdered by his wife, Clytemnestra, and her lover, Aegisthus, upon his
return from the war - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Agamemnon
Odysseus traveled here/"Poseidon's people" - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Ethiopia/Ethiopians
Odysseus's son Telemachus travels to ________ to inquire about the fate of his father -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Pylos
The people who fought in the war with Odysseus - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Achaeans
Island of ______ where a tribe stopped Odysseus - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Cicones
The most arrogant of Penelope's suitors - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Antinous
Odysseus' faithful dog - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Argos
Author of the Odyssey - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Homer
