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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12, Calypso.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who warns Ulysses in Section 8 that he will encounter the Sirens?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Athene.
(c) Ajax.
(d) Agamemnon.

2. Where does Pulyphemus trap the Hellenes?
(a) By a river.
(b) In a cave.
(c) In a hut.
(d) Within a ditch.

3. Who is Teiresias?
(a) A fallen soldier.
(b) A god.
(c) A prophet.
(d) A king.

4. Who is Hyperion?
(a) The Ocean-Titan.
(b) The God of Sleep.
(c) The God of Dawn.
(d) The Sun-Titan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elpenor instruct Ulysses to avoid so that he does not lose his entire crew?

2. What are the Hellenes instructed not to eat by Teiresias?

3. What bird do the Hellenes follow from their ship in Section 8?

4. What does Ulysses send to Ithaca in Section 12 to bring him a report about his wife and son?

5. What do the Cyclops monsters like to eat?

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