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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Aeolus recognize Ulysses' name?
(a) Ulysses and Aeolus have met before.
(b) From tales Aeolus has heard from his father.
(c) From tales of the Trojan war.
(d) The gods have warned Aeolus about Ulysses.

2. Who devises a plan to hide soldiers within a giant wooden horse?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Ulysses.
(d) Telemachus.

3. Who is Aeolus?
(a) Ares' son.
(b) Poseidon's son.
(c) Athene's son.
(d) Zeus' son.

4. How many days does Ulysses guard the bag of winds without sleeping?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Nine.
(d) Five.

5. What does the flower Persephone makes cause people to do?
(a) Have nightmares.
(b) Dream.
(c) Fall asleep.
(d) Slip into comas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Ulysses' men want to do when they spot a small village on an island in Section 2?

2. Where do Ulysses' men sleep in Libya?

3. What do the giants want with Ulysses' men?

4. What do Ulysses' ships carry in their cargo holds instead of food?

5. What does Aeolus send to set Ulysses' ships off course?

(see the answer key)

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