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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12, Calypso.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Into what does Circe's spell turn Ulysses' men?
(a) Cows.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Crows.

2. What are the Hellenes instructed not to eat by Teiresias?
(a) Fish from Poseidon's ocean.
(b) Wild pigs.
(c) Hyperion's golden cattle.
(d) Fruit offered by maidens.

3. How is the foliage of the tree Ulysses climbs described?
(a) As bright.
(b) As lush.
(c) As soft.
(d) As hairy.

4. Which god tells Zeus that Poseidon's treatment of Ulysses is unjust?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Athene.
(d) Apollo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ulysses send to Ithaca in Section 12 to bring him a report about his wife and son?

2. What animal do the Hellenes hunt on the island?

3. Where do the Hellenes attempt to sail directly to following Ulysses' order?

4. What does Ulysses hold Eurylochus and Perimedes responsible for?

5. How is Ulysses' ship driven through the strait of the Sirens?

(see the answer key)

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