Homer Quiz Questions
1. Who is the main protagonist of The Iliad?
(a) Achilles
(b) Odysseus
(c) Hector
(d) Agamemnon
2. What is the central conflict of The Iliad?
(a) A love triangle between Helen, Paris, and Menelaus
(b) A war between Troy and Sparta
(c) A journey to the underworld
(d) A quest for immortality
3. What is the Achilles’ heel?
(a) A physical weakness
(b) A magical artifact
(c) A psychological flaw
(d) A strategic advantage
4. Who is the god of war in Greek mythology?
(a) Zeus
(b) Ares
(c) Apollo
(d) Poseidon
5. What is the Trojan Horse?
(a) A mythical creature
(b) A powerful weapon
(c) A hidden gift
(d) A wise advisor
6. What is the main theme of The Odyssey?
(a) The importance of friendship
(b) The dangers of greed
(c) The power of love
(d) The perils of a long journey
7. Who is Odysseus’s wife?
(a) Penelope
(b) Circe
(c) Calypso
(d) Helen
8. What is the name of the cyclops that Odysseus encounters?
(a) Polyphemus
(b) Cyclops
(c) Argus
(d) Cerberus
9. Who is the goddess of wisdom and strategy who helps Odysseus?
(a) Athena
(b) Aphrodite
(c) Hera
(d) Artemis
10. What is the name of the island where Odysseus is held captive by Calypso?
(a) Ogygia
(b) Ithaca
(c) Troy
(d) Sparta
11. In what language were The Iliad and The Odyssey originally written?
(a) Latin
(b) Greek
(c) Sanskrit
(d) Egyptian
12. When is it believed that Homer lived?
(a) 8th century BCE
(b) 5th century BCE
(c) 3rd century BCE
(d) 1st century CE
13. What is the term for a long narrative poem that celebrates the deeds of a heroic figure?
(a) Ballad
(b) Epic
(c) Sonnet
(d) Ode
14. What is the name of the meter used in The Iliad and The Odyssey?
(a) Iambic pentameter
(b) Dactylic hexameter
(c) Trochaic octameter
(d) Anapestic tetrameter
15. What is the name of the river that flows through the underworld in The Odyssey?
(a) Styx
(b) Lethe
(c) Acheron
(d) Phlegethon
16. What is the name of the sea monster that Odysseus must face on his journey?
(a) Scylla
(b) Charybdis
(c) Leviathan
(d) Kraken
17. Who is the king of the gods in Greek mythology?
(a) Zeus
(b) Hades
(c) Poseidon
(d) Apollo
18. What is the name of the messenger god in Greek mythology?
(a) Hermes
(b) Hephaestus
(c) Ares
(d) Dionysus
19. What is the name of the kingdom that Odysseus rules over?
(a) Sparta
(b) Troy
(c) Ithaca
(d) Corinth
20. Who is the goddess of love and beauty in Greek mythology?
(a) Aphrodite
(b) Athena
(c) Artemis
(d) Hera
21. What is the name of the blind prophet that Odysseus consults in the underworld?
(a) Tiresias
(b) Oedipus
(c) Cassandra
(d) Apollo
22. What is the name of the sea nymph who falls in love with Odysseus?
(a) Calypso
(b) Circe
(c) Nausicaa
(d) Scylla
23. What is the name of the giant, one-eyed monster that Odysseus encounters on the island of Polyphemus?
(a) Cyclops
(b) Minotaur
(c) Hydra
(d) Cerberus
24. Who is the goddess of the hearth and home in Greek mythology?
(a) Aphrodite
(b) Demeter
(c) Hestia
(d) Athena
25. Who is the goddess who helps Odysseus throughout his journey and is often disguised as a man?
(a) Athena
(b) Aphrodite
(c) Hera
(d) Artemis
Homer Quiz Questions with Answers
1. Who is the main protagonist of The Iliad?
(a) Achilles
2. What is the central conflict of The Iliad?
(b) A war between Troy and Sparta
3. What is the Achilles’ heel?
(a) A physical weakness
4. Who is the god of war in Greek mythology?
(b) Ares
5. What is the Trojan Horse?
(c) A hidden gift
6. What is the main theme of The Odyssey?
(d) The perils of a long journey
7. Who is Odysseus’s wife?
(a) Penelope
8. What is the name of the cyclops that Odysseus encounters?
(a) Polyphemus
9. Who is the goddess of wisdom and strategy who helps Odysseus?
(a) Athena
10. What is the name of the island where Odysseus is held captive by Calypso?
(a) Ogygia
11. In what language were The Iliad and The Odyssey originally written?
(b) Greek
12. When is it believed that Homer lived?
(a) 8th century BCE
13. What is the term for a long narrative poem that celebrates the deeds of a heroic figure?
(b) Epic
14. What is the name of the meter used in The Iliad and The Odyssey?
(b) Dactylic hexameter
15. What is the name of the river that flows through the underworld in The Odyssey?
(a) Styx
16. What is the name of the sea monster that Odysseus must face on his journey?
(a) Scylla
17. Who is the king of the gods in Greek mythology?
(a) Zeus
18. What is the name of the messenger god in Greek mythology?
(a) Hermes
19. What is the name of the kingdom that Odysseus rules over?
(c) Ithaca
20. Who is the goddess of love and beauty in Greek mythology?
(a) Aphrodite
21. What is the name of the blind prophet that Odysseus consults in the underworld?
(a) Tiresias
22. What is the name of the sea nymph who falls in love with Odysseus?
(a) Calypso
23. What is the name of the giant, one-eyed monster that Odysseus encounters on the island of Polyphemus?
(a) Cyclops
24. Who is the goddess of the hearth and home in Greek mythology?
(c) Hestia
25. Who is the goddess who helps Odysseus throughout his journey and is often disguised as a man?
(a) Athena