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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12, Calypso.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Cyclops?
(a) A monster with hair made of serpents.
(b) A monster with one eye.
(c) A monster two heads.
(d) A monster with the head of a bull.

2. Whom does Aeolus dislike?
(a) Polyphemus.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Ulysses.

3. What direction is Ulysses forced to sail due to the rocks in Section 9?
(a) East.
(b) South by Southeast.
(c) North by Northwest.
(d) West.

4. Who is Circe?
(a) A naiad.
(b) A sorceress.
(c) A mermaid.
(d) A goddess.

5. After leaving the Island with the giants, which direction do Ulysses and his men sail?
(a) South-west.
(b) North.
(c) North-west.
(d) East.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is sent to Ogygia to tell Calypso to release Ulysses?

2. Who is Teiresias?

3. What island do Ulysses and his men land at in Section 5?

4. In Section 2, who warns the Hellenes that an attack in coming?

5. In Section 6, what does Ulysses send one of his men to climb in order to scout out the island?

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