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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 animal do the Hellenes hunt on the island?
(a) Goats.
(b) Stag.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Wild pig.

2. What special ability does Calypso have?
(a) Calypso can see the past and future.
(b) Calypso can communicate telepathically.
(c) Calypso can control peoples' minds.
(d) Calypso can control the tides.

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

4. What bird do the Hellenes follow from their ship in Section 8?
(a) An eagle.
(b) A gull.
(c) A dove.
(d) A crow.

5. What do the Cyclops monsters like to eat?
(a) Human flesh.
(b) Live goats.
(c) Fellow cyclopses.
(d) Fish.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Hyperion?

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

5. Where does Ulysses believe he is when he awakes in Section 12?

(see the answer key)

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