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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6, Cannibal Beach.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first giant that Ulysses encounters doing?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Eating.
(d) Throwing rocks.

2. In Section 3, what does Ulysses carry to his ship even though he is tired?
(a) Barrels of wine.
(b) His men.
(c) Golden treasure.
(d) Livestock.

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

4. What fruit does Eris bring with her to the wedding she attends uninvited?
(a) A passion fruit.
(b) A lemon.
(c) An apple.
(d) A pear.

5. Why can Aeolus not grant Ulysses a second favor?
(a) Aeolus does not trust Ulysses' men.
(b) The Gods detest Ulysses.
(c) Ulysses broke his promise to Aeolus.
(d) Aeolus has no more magic left.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Ulysses' men sleep in Libya?

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

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

4. Who is Polyphemus' father?

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

(see the answer key)

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