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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the island Ulysses lands on in Section 6?
(a) The Island of Calm.
(b) The Island of the Morning Star.
(c) The Island of the Racing Sun.
(d) The Island of the Winds.

2. How is Ulysses warned he would find his son upon his return home?
(a) Dead.
(b) Lost at sea.
(c) Being held captive.
(d) Suffering illness.

3. What God is angered by the defeat of Troy?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Hephaestus.
(d) Ares.

4. What place is described as the land where Morpheus plays?
(a) Libya.
(b) Thrinacia.
(c) Olympus.
(d) Persia.

5. What do Ulysses' men want to do when they spot a small village on an island in Section 2?
(a) Ask the villagers to feed them.
(b) Steal the village's livestock.
(c) Settle at the village.
(d) Attack the village.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hypnos?

2. Into what does Circe's spell turn Ulysses' men?

3. What animals are sacrificed so that Ulysses may talk to the dead?

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

5. How long are the Hellenes stuck at Thrinacia?

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