The Odyssey | Multiple Choice Test Questions

Multiple Choice Questions

This section contains 180 multiple choice questions about The Odyssey. Multiple choice questions test a student's recall and understanding of the text. Use these questions for chapter quizzes, homework assignments or tests. Jump to the quiz/homework section for the multiple choice worksheets.

Multiple Choice - Book 1

1. In Book 1, who seeks to punish Odysseus interminably?
a) Zeus.
b) Hermes.
c) Poseidon.
d) Athene.

2. How did Odysseus anger the god(dess) who seeks to punish him in Book 1?
a) He killed his own crew.
b) He failed to make a proper sacrifice.
c) He slaughtered some horses.
d) He poked a cyclops' eye out.

3. Where is Odysseus at the beginning of the poem?
a) Pylos.
b) Taphos.
c) Ogygia.
d) Ithaca.

4. Which god(dess) visits Telemachus at the beginning of the poem?
a) Athene.
b) Hermes.
c) Kronos.
d) Zeus.

5. Telemachus...
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