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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7, Circe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ulysses use to attack the giants?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Fire.
(c) Arrows.
(d) His sword.

2. What does Polyphemus pray will happen to Ulysses?
(a) That he will wander many years before returning home.
(b) That he will die at sea.
(c) That he will be blinded.
(d) That he will be betrayed by those he trusts.

3. What does Aeolus ask Ulysses for when he greets him on the island?
(a) A sacrifice.
(b) A story.
(c) A gift.
(d) A song.

4. What does Ulysses dream about in Section 5?
(a) The Elysian Fields.
(b) His wife and son.
(c) The Trojan war.
(d) Athene, who warns him of danger.

5. How many men are in each of Ulysses' ships?
(a) Fifty.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Eighty.
(d) Thirty.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many ships are destroyed by the giants?

2. What does Aeolus send to set Ulysses' ships off course?

3. To whom does Eris intend to award the fruit at the wedding she attends uninvited?

4. What is referred to as "a little death" by Hypnos?

5. What does Ulysses offer to Polyphemus so that he can better enjoy his dinner?

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