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

2. Who is Polyphemus' father?
(a) Kronos.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Chaos.
(d) Poseidon.

3. How is Ulysses warned he would find his son upon his return home?
(a) Suffering illness.
(b) Dead.
(c) Being held captive.
(d) Lost at sea.

4. What is the island that Ulysses lands his ship on in Section 4 like?
(a) A flat barren plain.
(b) Foggy and cold.
(c) Covered in thick jungle.
(d) Mountainous.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pulyphemus trap the Hellenes?

2. In Section 8, what does the sea slope and narrow to become?

3. What is the Cyclops?

4. Who is Ulysses' mother?

5. Through what device does Calypso watch Ulysses' journey?

(see the answer key)

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