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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4, The Cyclops' Cave.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Ulysses handicap Polyphemus?
(a) Ulysses blinds Polyphemus.
(b) Ulysses binds Polyphemus' feet.
(c) Ulysses stabs Polyphemus in the stomach.
(d) Ulysses cuts off Polyphemus' arms.

4. What do Ulysses' ships carry in their cargo holds instead of food?
(a) Passengers.
(b) Treasures from Troy.
(c) Barrels of wine.
(d) Silks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ulysses do to stop the attacking villagers from following his men?

2. Whose wedding does Eris attend uninvited?

3. Who are the people who live in the village in Section 2?

4. With how many ships does Ulysses set sail?

5. Where do the villagers gather to organize an attack on the Hellenes?

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