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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Pulyphemus trap the Hellenes?
(a) By a river.
(b) In a hut.
(c) Within a ditch.
(d) In a cave.

3. How does Ulysses handicap Polyphemus?
(a) Ulysses cuts off Polyphemus' arms.
(b) Ulysses stabs Polyphemus in the stomach.
(c) Ulysses binds Polyphemus' feet.
(d) Ulysses blinds Polyphemus.

4. What bird do the Hellenes follow from their ship in Section 8?
(a) A dove.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A gull.
(d) A crow.

5. How is Ulysses warned he would find his son upon his return home?
(a) Dead.
(b) Being held captive.
(c) Suffering illness.
(d) Lost at sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Polyphemus pray will happen to Ulysses?

2. What demand is being made on Penelope in Ithaca?

3. What do the Cyclops monsters like to eat?

4. Which god tells Zeus that Poseidon's treatment of Ulysses is unjust?

5. What does Calypso turn the men into who she grows bored with?

(see the answer key)

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