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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 does Calypso claim to have turned Ulysses into when she saw him fall from his raft?
(a) A bird.
(b) A dragonfly.
(c) An otter.
(d) A fish.

2. Which god tells Zeus that Poseidon's treatment of Ulysses is unjust?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Athene.

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

4. What does Ulysses awake upon in Section 12?
(a) Thorns.
(b) Sand.
(c) Grass.
(d) Rocks.

5. What does Calypso turn the men into who she grows bored with?
(a) Spiders.
(b) Butterflies.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who exiled the Cyclops monsters from Olympus to live on the island?

2. What do the Cyclops monsters like to eat?

3. Who is Ulysses' mother?

4. What does Polyphemus pray will happen to Ulysses?

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

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