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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10, The Sirens & Scylla and Charybdis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Eris intend to award the fruit at the wedding she attends uninvited?
(a) The most powerful of the Goddesses.
(b) The most popular of the Goddesses.
(c) The smartest of the Goddesses.
(d) The fairest of the Goddesses.

2. How did Charybdis anger Zeus?
(a) By spurning Zeus' affections.
(b) By claiming land for her father.
(c) By insulting Hera.
(d) By falling in love with a mortal.

3. What animal do the Hellenes hunt on the island?
(a) Wild pig.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Stag.
(d) Goats.

4. What animals are outside the island's castle?
(a) Stags and foxes.
(b) Wolves and lions.
(c) Horses and Zebras.
(d) Goats and sheep.

5. Who is Ulysses' mother?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Agave.
(c) Aether.
(d) Antileia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ulysses order his men to do when he discovers the giant?

2. Who is Teiresias?

3. What does Ulysses know he will encounter by heading toward Thrinacia?

4. In Section 2, who convinces Ulysses that the village is a gift from God?

5. What is attracted to the treasures unloaded from the ships in the Greek's retreat?

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