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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7, Circe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aeolus send to set Ulysses' ships off course?
(a) A tidal wave.
(b) A whirlpool.
(c) A storm.
(d) A gale.

2. Who exiled the Cyclops monsters from Olympus to live on the island?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Ares.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Demeter.

3. What do the giants want with Ulysses' men?
(a) To eat them.
(b) To murder them.
(c) To enslave them.
(d) To send them away.

4. What animal do the Greeks sacrifice to the Gods?
(a) Goats.
(b) Stags.
(c) Bulls.
(d) Chickens.

5. Who is Morpheus?
(a) The god of the south wind.
(b) The god of slumber.
(c) The god of dreams.
(d) The god of the soul.

Short Answer Questions

1. With how many ships does Ulysses set sail?

2. Who bribes Paris by promising him any woman he desires?

3. How many men are in each of Ulysses' ships?

4. How many Hellenes does Polyphemus eat?

5. What is referred to as "a little death" by Hypnos?

(see the answer key)

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