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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9, The Wandering Rocks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What direction is Ulysses forced to sail due to the rocks in Section 9?
(a) East.
(b) South by Southeast.
(c) North by Northwest.
(d) West.

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

3. What is Ulysses hopeful of as he and his men sail away from Tartarus?
(a) That he can avoid the tragedies he has been warned about.
(b) That the gods will help him from now on.
(c) That he will find more provisions for his men.
(d) That he will soon be home.

4. What does the god Ulysses meets give him in order to resist Circe's spell?
(a) A potion.
(b) A powder.
(c) A flower.
(d) An amulet.

5. From a distance, what does Ulysses see floating in the water in Section 9?
(a) Black things.
(b) Brown things.
(c) White things.
(d) Green things.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pulyphemus trap the Hellenes?

2. Whom does Aeolus dislike?

3. What will Thrinacia one day be known as?

4. Who is Aeolus?

5. Where is the ship taken to when the winds are released from the bag?

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