QUIZ
TRIVIAL
HOMER'S ODYSSEY
START
question 1
Right answer!
The Greek poet Homer lived between the 9th and 8th century BCE. He is famous for the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey. He is traditionally portrayed as blind.
question 1
Who wrote The Odyssey?
Odysseus
Plato
Homer
question 2
Who is the main character?
Penelope
Polyphemus
Odysseus
question 2
Right answer!
According to Homer, Odysseus was the king of Ithaca. His shrewdness, resourcefulness, and endurance enabled him to capture Troy (through the device of the Trojan horse) and endure nine years of wandering and adventures before reaching his home in Ithaca.
question 3
Who is Odysseus’s wife?
Calypso
Circe
Penelope
question 3
Right answer!
question 4
Who transforms Odysseus’s sailors into pigs?
Circe
Calypso
Penelope
question 4
Right answer!
Did you know? Circe, a sorceress, can change humans into wolves, lions, and swine by using drugs and incantations.
question 5
How long is the journey?
Ten years
Three years
Six years
question 5
Right answer!
Did you know?Odysseus spends ten years fighting in the Trojan war, helping the Greeks. After the fall of Troy, it takes him ten years to go back home to his family.
question 6
What is Odysseus’s birth place?
Ithaca
Troy
Crete
QUESTION 6
Right answer!
“…the one who sangOf fatal seas, and of the broad exile
After which, exalted by fame and by adventure,
Ulysses kissed his rocky native Ithaca.” Ugo Foscolo
question 7
What is Odysseus’s son’s name?
Argos
Polyphemus
Telemachus
question 7
Right answer!
Telemachus is the son of Odysseus and Penelope. He visits Pylos and Sparta in search of him and on his return, he helps his father to kill all Penelope’s suitors.
question 8
Which is Odysseus’s distinguishing quality?
Courage
Strength
Sharp intellect
question 8
Right answer!
How does Odysseus show his wit?He introduces himself as “Nobody” to the cyclops Polyphemus. This way the other cyclopes can't run when he blinds him.He also escapes Polyphemus’ cave by tying himself and his men to the bellies of the cyclops’ sheep.
question 9
Who promises to give Odysseus immortality?
Penelope
Circe
Calypso
question 9
Right answer!
Calypso, an immortal goddess, holds Odysseus prisoner for seven years on her island. She loves him a lot and wants to make him immortal but Odysseus only loves Penelope.
question 10
Who is Argos?
Odysseus’s old dog
A cyclop
The master of the winds
question 10
Right answer!
Argos, Odysseus's faithful dog, recognises him at once and wags his tail but as soon as his master passes by, he dies.
question 11
Who first finds Odysseus on the island of Scheria?
Nausicaa
Telemachus
Circe
question 11
Right answer!
Nausicaa, King Alcinous’s beautiful daughter, discovers Odysseus on the beach at Scheria and tells him how to find the palace; thanks to her instructions Odysseus receives hospitality at the royal household.
question 12
Eurycleia recognizes Odysseus based on what distinguishing feature?
A scar on his leg
The sound of his voice
His cunning
QUESTION 12
Right answer!
question 13
How can Odysseus listen safely to the Sirens’ song?
He plugs his ears with wax
He ties himself to the ship mast
He eats a lotus flower
question 13
Right answer!
Do you want to know more about the Sirens?
question 14
Odysseus leaves Penelope to go to what city?
Athens
Sparta
Troy
question 14
Right answer!
question 15
How long does Odysseus spend on Calypso’s island?
Ten years
One year
Seven years
question 15
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QUIZ
TRIVIAL
HOMER'S ODYSSEY
START
question 1
Right answer!
The Greek poet Homer lived between the 9th and 8th century BCE. He is famous for the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey. He is traditionally portrayed as blind.
question 1
Who wrote The Odyssey?
Odysseus
Plato
Homer
question 2
Who is the main character?
Penelope
Polyphemus
Odysseus
question 2
Right answer!
According to Homer, Odysseus was the king of Ithaca. His shrewdness, resourcefulness, and endurance enabled him to capture Troy (through the device of the Trojan horse) and endure nine years of wandering and adventures before reaching his home in Ithaca.
question 3
Who is Odysseus’s wife?
Calypso
Circe
Penelope
question 3
Right answer!
question 4
Who transforms Odysseus’s sailors into pigs?
Circe
Calypso
Penelope
question 4
Right answer!
Did you know? Circe, a sorceress, can change humans into wolves, lions, and swine by using drugs and incantations.
question 5
How long is the journey?
Ten years
Three years
Six years
question 5
Right answer!
Did you know?Odysseus spends ten years fighting in the Trojan war, helping the Greeks. After the fall of Troy, it takes him ten years to go back home to his family.
question 6
What is Odysseus’s birth place?
Ithaca
Troy
Crete
QUESTION 6
Right answer!
“…the one who sangOf fatal seas, and of the broad exile After which, exalted by fame and by adventure, Ulysses kissed his rocky native Ithaca.” Ugo Foscolo
question 7
What is Odysseus’s son’s name?
Argos
Polyphemus
Telemachus
question 7
Right answer!
Telemachus is the son of Odysseus and Penelope. He visits Pylos and Sparta in search of him and on his return, he helps his father to kill all Penelope’s suitors.
question 8
Which is Odysseus’s distinguishing quality?
Courage
Strength
Sharp intellect
question 8
Right answer!
How does Odysseus show his wit?He introduces himself as “Nobody” to the cyclops Polyphemus. This way the other cyclopes can't run when he blinds him.He also escapes Polyphemus’ cave by tying himself and his men to the bellies of the cyclops’ sheep.
question 9
Who promises to give Odysseus immortality?
Penelope
Circe
Calypso
question 9
Right answer!
Calypso, an immortal goddess, holds Odysseus prisoner for seven years on her island. She loves him a lot and wants to make him immortal but Odysseus only loves Penelope.
question 10
Who is Argos?
Odysseus’s old dog
A cyclop
The master of the winds
question 10
Right answer!
Argos, Odysseus's faithful dog, recognises him at once and wags his tail but as soon as his master passes by, he dies.
question 11
Who first finds Odysseus on the island of Scheria?
Nausicaa
Telemachus
Circe
question 11
Right answer!
Nausicaa, King Alcinous’s beautiful daughter, discovers Odysseus on the beach at Scheria and tells him how to find the palace; thanks to her instructions Odysseus receives hospitality at the royal household.
question 12
Eurycleia recognizes Odysseus based on what distinguishing feature?
A scar on his leg
The sound of his voice
His cunning
QUESTION 12
Right answer!
question 13
How can Odysseus listen safely to the Sirens’ song?
He plugs his ears with wax
He ties himself to the ship mast
He eats a lotus flower
question 13
Right answer!
Do you want to know more about the Sirens?
question 14
Odysseus leaves Penelope to go to what city?
Athens
Sparta
Troy
question 14
Right answer!
question 15
How long does Odysseus spend on Calypso’s island?
Ten years
One year
Seven years
question 15
Right answer!
YOU'RE GREAT!
congratulations!
ERROR
Wrong answer!
Try again