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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 15, The Return.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Thrinacia also known as?
(a) The Isle of Dragons.
(b) The Isle of the Sun.
(c) The Isle of Dawn.
(d) The Isle of Fire.

2. What does Ulysses send to Ithaca in Section 12 to bring him a report about his wife and son?
(a) A dove.
(b) A crow.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A gull.

3. How did Charybdis anger Zeus?
(a) By claiming land for her father.
(b) By falling in love with a mortal.
(c) By spurning Zeus' affections.
(d) By insulting Hera.

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

5. Why does Ino offer to help Ulysses in Section 13?
(a) Ino loves humans.
(b) Ino expects a favor in return for her help.
(c) Ino respects Ulysses for his heroics in the Trojan war.
(d) Ino hates Poseidon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the rocks in Section 9 prevent Ulysses and his crew from doing?

2. What does Ulysses see from atop a tree in Section 7?

3. Who does Ulysses decree will be captain should anything happen to him?

4. What does Penelope give beggar Ulysses with each story he tells her of her husband?

5. What do the Sirens enchant men with?

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