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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, Keeper of the Winds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the ship taken to when the winds are released from the bag?
(a) Back to Polymetheus' island.
(b) Back to Troy.
(c) Back to Aeolus' fortress.
(d) Back to Ithaca.

2. What does Ulysses dream about in Section 5?
(a) The Elysian Fields.
(b) His wife and son.
(c) Athene, who warns him of danger.
(d) The Trojan war.

3. What is the wall that the Hellenes encounter made of?
(a) Silver.
(b) Stone.
(c) Gold.
(d) Bronze.

4. What is referred to as "a little death" by Hypnos?
(a) Illness.
(b) Sleep.
(c) A coma.
(d) Injury.

5. How does Morpheus interfere with the Hellenes' dreams?
(a) Morpheus turns their nightmares to sweet dreams.
(b) Morpheus turns their sweet dreams into nightmares.
(c) Morpheus makes their dreams never ending.
(d) Morpheus appears in their dreams to give them information.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Morpheus?

2. How many days does Ulysses guard the bag of winds without sleeping?

3. What animal do the Hellenes hunt on the island?

4. Where do Ulysses' men sleep in Libya?

5. What does Ulysses offer to Polyphemus so that he can better enjoy his dinner?

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