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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 15, The Return.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Greeks from each ship are killed when the villagers in Section 2 are attacking?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) None.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

2. Which god tells Zeus that Poseidon's treatment of Ulysses is unjust?
(a) Athene.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Aphrodite.

3. What place is described as the land where Morpheus plays?
(a) Libya.
(b) Persia.
(c) Thrinacia.
(d) Olympus.

4. What are the Hellenes instructed not to eat by Teiresias?
(a) Fish from Poseidon's ocean.
(b) Fruit offered by maidens.
(c) Wild pigs.
(d) Hyperion's golden cattle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What birds does Ulysses catch by pretending to be dead?

2. What direction do Ulysses' ships sail in Section 5?

3. Where does Ulysses swim to in Section 13?

4. What does Calypso say Ulysses is in time for when waking up in Ogygia the second time?

5. What contest does Ulysses suggest Penelope hold amongst her suitors in order to decide who will be her husband?

(see the answer key)

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