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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 kind of flower does Morpheus convince Persephone to make?
(a) A lotus flower.
(b) A moby flower.
(c) An aconite flower.
(d) A hellebore flower.

2. In Section 8, what does the sea slope and narrow to become?
(a) Tartarus.
(b) The strait of the Sirens.
(c) A passage to Ithaca.
(d) The River Styx.

3. What does Calypso say Ulysses is in time for when waking up in Ogygia the second time?
(a) Ulysses' funeral.
(b) Ulysses' wedding feast.
(c) The wedding of Ulysses' wife.
(d) Ulysses' welcoming party.

4. 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.

5. What was Charybdis before she angered Zeus?
(a) A naiad.
(b) A human girl.
(c) A goddess.
(d) A sorceress.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Ulysses' ship driven through the strait of the Sirens?

2. Who is Aeolus?

3. Who is Teiresias?

4. What is Thrinacia also known as?

5. Who warns Ulysses in Section 8 that he will encounter the Sirens?

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