Odyssey Final Exam - Multiple Choice Questions and
Answers.
__________________ was so angered by Odysseus injuring his son,
_____________________, that he would not allow Odysseus to return home to Ithaca.
A. Zeus; Hephaestus
B. Poseidon; Proteus
C. Poseidon; Polyphemus
D. Zeus; Helios - Correct Answer C.
Which two cities did Telemachus visit on the mainland of Greece?
A. Mycenae and Athens
B. Pylos and Sparta
C. Pylos and Athens
D. Sparta and Mycenae - Correct Answer B.
__________ instructed Menelaus to get home by _________________.
A. Poseidon; making hecatombs
B. Proteus; first going back to Egypt
C. Ctessipus; casting a piece of plate into the sea
D. the Old Man Of The Sea; catching Proteus' beard - Correct Answer B.
Which of the following was *NOT* going on in the house of Odysseus while Telemachus
was away?
A. At first the suitors did not know Telemachus had left.
B. When they realized Telemachus was gone, the suitors plotted his death.
C. The suitors organized an ambush to kill Telemachus off of Ithaca upon his return.
, D. Penelope organized an archery competition for the suitors to vie for her hand. - Correct
Answer D.
Calypso's main argument against releasing Odysseus included which of the following?
A. It was fine for gods to marry mortals.
B. It was bad for goddesses to marry mortals.
C. It was fine for gods to marry immortals.
D. A and B.
E. A and C. - Correct Answer D.
What did Odysseus think Calypso was doing when she told him to go home to Ithaca?
A. tricking him
B. rewarding his faithfulness
C. offering him a present
D. punishing him - Correct Answer A.
Which of the following did the king of the Phaeacians *NOT* do when Odysseus begged
for help?
A. treat him kindly
B. ask to know his name
C. give him the seat of his favorite son
D. remove him from the hearth - Correct Answer B.
Why were the Phaeacians struck by the appearance of Odysseus?
A. Athene made him stouter
B. Athene made him better looking
C. Athene made him taller
D. all of the above - Correct Answer D.
Answers.
__________________ was so angered by Odysseus injuring his son,
_____________________, that he would not allow Odysseus to return home to Ithaca.
A. Zeus; Hephaestus
B. Poseidon; Proteus
C. Poseidon; Polyphemus
D. Zeus; Helios - Correct Answer C.
Which two cities did Telemachus visit on the mainland of Greece?
A. Mycenae and Athens
B. Pylos and Sparta
C. Pylos and Athens
D. Sparta and Mycenae - Correct Answer B.
__________ instructed Menelaus to get home by _________________.
A. Poseidon; making hecatombs
B. Proteus; first going back to Egypt
C. Ctessipus; casting a piece of plate into the sea
D. the Old Man Of The Sea; catching Proteus' beard - Correct Answer B.
Which of the following was *NOT* going on in the house of Odysseus while Telemachus
was away?
A. At first the suitors did not know Telemachus had left.
B. When they realized Telemachus was gone, the suitors plotted his death.
C. The suitors organized an ambush to kill Telemachus off of Ithaca upon his return.
, D. Penelope organized an archery competition for the suitors to vie for her hand. - Correct
Answer D.
Calypso's main argument against releasing Odysseus included which of the following?
A. It was fine for gods to marry mortals.
B. It was bad for goddesses to marry mortals.
C. It was fine for gods to marry immortals.
D. A and B.
E. A and C. - Correct Answer D.
What did Odysseus think Calypso was doing when she told him to go home to Ithaca?
A. tricking him
B. rewarding his faithfulness
C. offering him a present
D. punishing him - Correct Answer A.
Which of the following did the king of the Phaeacians *NOT* do when Odysseus begged
for help?
A. treat him kindly
B. ask to know his name
C. give him the seat of his favorite son
D. remove him from the hearth - Correct Answer B.
Why were the Phaeacians struck by the appearance of Odysseus?
A. Athene made him stouter
B. Athene made him better looking
C. Athene made him taller
D. all of the above - Correct Answer D.
