Illustration of Odysseus tied to a ship's mast

The Odyssey

by Homer

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The Odyssey Overview Quiz

Follow one of literature's first bad boys as he battles monsters, becomes imprisoned, finally makes it home and kicks some butt by taking the eNotes quiz about The Odyssey by Homer.

  1. On whose island is Odysseus imprisoned?

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  2. Which immortal turns Odysseus’s men into pigs?

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  3. This plant makes the sailors forget about home:

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  4. What does Menelaus give to Telemachus?

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  5. Who rescues Odysseus from Calypso?

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  6. Whose council does Telemachus seek for his journey?

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  7. How is Odysseus able to resist the Siren’s song?

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  8. Which goddess urges Telemachus to seek his father?

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  9. What magical quality do the ships Alcinoös offers Odysseus posses?

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  10. Which god is angry at Odysseus at the beginning of the tale?

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