Choose the correct answer for each question.

1. Odysseus is known for

   1.   ?    his strength
   2.   ?    his determination
   3.   ?    his skills as a warrior
   4.   ?    his tricks

2. Which god is obstructing Odysseus most to get home?

   1.   ?    Zeus
   2.   ?    Athena
   3.   ?    Hera
   4.   ?    Poseidon

3. Give the name of the Cyclop who was blinded by Odysseus.

   1.   ?    Aeolus
   2.   ?    Eumaeus
   3.   ?    Polyphemus
   4.   ?    Antinuous

4. Who is the leader of the suitors of Penelope? He plans to kill Telemachus.

   1.   ?    Menelaus
   2.   ?    Polyphemus
   3.   ?    Eurymachus
   4.   ?    Antinous

5. How could Penelope put off her choice of a new husband?

   1.   ?    She has locked up herself at her house and refuses to open the door until someone will show her the corpse of her beloved husband.
   2.   ?    Minerva and Vesta are protecting her by murdering every man who loves her.
   3.   ?    She murders everyone who wants to marry her.
   4.   ?    She weaves a dress which she unravels during the night. She refuses to marry again until the dress will be finished.

6. Who is the aged nursemaid who remained loyal to Penelope and Telemachus?

   1.   ?    Calypso
   2.   ?    Leucothea
   3.   ?    Nausicaa
   4.   ?    Eurycleia

7. Give the name of Odysseus' kingdom.

   1.   ?    Sparta
   2.   ?    Pylos
   3.   ?    Ithaca
   4.   ?    Phaeacia

8. Who suggests that Telemachus should ask Menelaus about his father?

   1.   ?    Penelope
   2.   ?    Hermes
   3.   ?    Athena
   4.   ?    Nestor

9. Helen is the wife of which king?

   1.   ?    Agamemnon
   2.   ?    Menelaus
   3.   ?    Nestor
   4.   ?    Ajax

10. Hermes can fly because

    1.   ?    he has wings on his back
    2.   ?    he has wings on his helmet
    3.   ?    he has magic scandals
    4.   ?    he has Pegasus

11. Which princess helps Odysseus in the country of the Phaeacians?

    1.   ?    Circe
    2.   ?    Nausicaa
    3.   ?    Leda
    4.   ?    Calypso

12. Which woman is the last one to keep Odysseus against his will on her island?

    1.   ?    Circe
    2.   ?    Athena
    3.   ?    Nausicaa
    4.   ?    Calypso

13. Odysseus could trick Polyphemus by ...

    1.   ?    by pretending to be Venus
    2.   ?    wearing his clothes
    3.   ?    calling himself "Nobody"
    4.   ?    pretending to be Poseidon

14. Which sorceress turned Odysseus' men into swine and other animals?

    1.   ?    Charybdis
    2.   ?    Calypso
    3.   ?    Circe
    4.   ?    Skylla

15. Who does Odysseus wants to speak when he enters the Underworld?

    1.   ?    Achilles
    2.   ?    Agamemnon
    3.   ?    Tiresias
    4.   ?    his mother

16. How did Odysseus withstand the Sirens?

    1.   ?    He tied himself to the mast.
    2.   ?    He shoot them down with arrows.
    3.   ?    He put wax in his ears and that of his men.
    4.   ?    He let his men sing loud songs.

17. Give the name of the swineherd who helps Odysseus when he returns disguised to his family?

    1.   ?    Eurymachus
    2.   ?    Telemachus
    3.   ?    Polyphemus
    4.   ?    Eumaeus

18. How does Odysseus disguise himself to return to his family?

    1.   ?    a Phoenician merchant
    2.   ?    an old beggar
    3.   ?    a swineherd
    4.   ?    a shepherd

19. Who is the real beggar who wants to beat up the disguised Odysseus?

    1.   ?    Eumaeus
    2.   ?    Eurymachus
    3.   ?    Hector
    4.   ?    Irus

20. Which challenge does Penelope give the suitors to choose her new husband?

    1.   ?    She will marry the suitor who can bring her the corpse of Odysseus.
    2.   ?    She will marry the suitor who can send an arrow straight through the sockets of twelve axe heads lined in a row.
    3.   ?    She will marry the suitor who can bring her a golden apple just like Venus received one from Paris.
    4.   ?    She will marry the suitor who can kill all the other suitors in a duel with a bow that only Odysseus could string.

21. What happened to the housemaids who had love affairs with the suitors of Penelope?

    1.   ?    They are hung.
    2.   ?    The are shot down with arrows.
    3.   ?    They are sold as slaves.
    4.   ?    They are chopped to bits and eaten by the dogs.

22. Who is the father of Odysseus?

    1.   ?    Telemachus
    2.   ?    Laertes
    3.   ?    Nestor
    4.   ?    Mentor

23. The Laestrygonians

    1.   ?    eat Lotus or take drugs.
    2.   ?    are Cyclops.
    3.   ?    are giants who eat humans.
    4.   ?    invite Odysseus to the palace where he tells the whole story of his wanderings.

24. To whom does Odysseus make love?

    1.   ?    Nobody, he remains faithful to Penelope.
    2.   ?    Nausicaa
    3.   ?    Circe
    4.   ?    Calypso

25. Who is the Keeper of the Winds?

    1.   ?    Irus
    2.   ?    Aeolus
    3.   ?    Eurymachus
    4.   ?    Laertes

26. Which monster does swallow the sea in a whirlpool?

    1.   ?    Scylla
    2.   ?    Charybdis
    3.   ?    Polyphemus
    4.   ?    Helios

27. Which god(dess) supported Odysseus most?

    1.   ?    Hera
    2.   ?    Zeus
    3.   ?    Athena
    4.   ?    Poseidon

28. How does Penelope know that Odysseus is her real husband?

    1.   ?    She sees the scar above his knee which he got from hunting.
    2.   ?    He knows that their bedroom was made around a living olive tree.
    3.   ?    He knows that the first time she met him, he gave her an olive.
    4.   ?    Only he can string his own bow.

29. Why are the Lotus eaters dangerous?

    1.   ?    They eat humans.
    2.   ?    They enchant men by turning them into animals which they cook and eat.
    3.   ?    They have a superhuman strength by eating Lotus.
    4.   ?    They take drugs and offer it to Odysseus' men.

30. Who saved Odysseus from Circe's tricks?

    1.   ?    Athena
    2.   ?    Irus
    3.   ?    Hermes
    4.   ?    Tiresias