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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 does Ulysses dream about in Section 5?
(a) The Elysian Fields.
(b) The Trojan war.
(c) His wife and son.
(d) Athene, who warns him of danger.

2. Where do the Hellenes attempt to sail directly to following Ulysses' order?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Troy.
(c) Crete.
(d) Ithaca.

3. How many Greeks from each ship are killed when the villagers in Section 2 are attacking?
(a) Ten.
(b) None.
(c) Six.
(d) Thirteen.

4. What do Ulysses' men notice about the animals at the castle?
(a) The animals are sickly.
(b) The animals are unfriendly.
(c) The animals walk upright.
(d) The animals have human eyes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aeolus ask Ulysses for when he greets him on the island?

2. How many days does Ulysses guard the bag of winds without sleeping?

3. Which god does Ulysses meet as he travels to the castle?

4. From a distance, what does Ulysses see floating in the water in Section 9?

5. What supply do the men run out of aboard Ulysses' ship in Section 4?

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