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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6, Cannibal Beach.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Morpheus?
(a) The god of the soul.
(b) The god of slumber.
(c) The god of dreams.
(d) The god of the south wind.

2. What do the giants want with Ulysses' men?
(a) To eat them.
(b) To send them away.
(c) To murder them.
(d) To enslave them.

3. In Section 3, what does Ulysses carry to his ship even though he is tired?
(a) His men.
(b) Livestock.
(c) Golden treasure.
(d) Barrels of wine.

4. Who exiled the Cyclops monsters from Olympus to live on the island?
(a) Demeter.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Ares.

5. How does Aeolus recognize Ulysses' name?
(a) The gods have warned Aeolus about Ulysses.
(b) From tales of the Trojan war.
(c) From tales Aeolus has heard from his father.
(d) Ulysses and Aeolus have met before.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the men Ulysses sends to scout out the island in Section 6?

2. Who is kidnapped by Paris?

3. What happens when Ulysses' ship is sucked in at the gate of the wall?

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

5. How does Ulysses handicap Polyphemus?

(see the answer key)

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