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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9, The Wandering Rocks.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ulysses offer to Polyphemus so that he can better enjoy his dinner?
(a) Water.
(b) Goat meat.
(c) Dessert.
(d) Wine.

3. Who offers himself as a sacrifice to appease the Gods in Section 2?
(a) Ulysses.
(b) Perimedes.
(c) Eurylochus.
(d) Elpenor.

4. What animals are outside the island's castle?
(a) Stags and foxes.
(b) Wolves and lions.
(c) Horses and Zebras.
(d) Goats and sheep.

5. How many days does Ulysses guard the bag of winds without sleeping?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Nine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the island that Ulysses lands his ship on in Section 4 like?

2. What is attracted to the treasures unloaded from the ships in the Greek's retreat?

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

4. What strange noise does Ulysses hear in Section 9?

5. How does the color of the sky affect Ulysses' mood in Section 9?

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