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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ulysses believe he is when he awakes in Section 12?
(a) Thrinasia.
(b) In the Elysian Fields.
(c) Ithaca.
(d) Troy.

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

3. How many Hellenes does Polyphemus eat?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

4. What does Calypso turn the men into who she grows bored with?
(a) Butterflies.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Birds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Ulysses warned he would find his son upon his return home?

2. What does Ulysses awake upon in Section 12?

3. What is the Cyclops?

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

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

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