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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 15, The Return.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the men Ulysses sends to scout out the island in Section 6?
(a) They are taken prisoner.
(b) They get lost for many hours.
(c) They find food.
(d) They do not return.

2. In Section 2, who warns the Hellenes that an attack in coming?
(a) The sentries.
(b) Athene.
(c) A villager.
(d) Eurylochus.

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

4. What was Charybdis before she angered Zeus?
(a) A human girl.
(b) A naiad.
(c) A goddess.
(d) A sorceress.

5. In Section 6, what does Ulysses send one of his men to climb in order to scout out the island?
(a) A hill.
(b) A cliff.
(c) A rock formation.
(d) A tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ulysses hopeful of as he and his men sail away from Tartarus?

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

3. What birds does Ulysses catch by pretending to be dead?

4. Why can Aeolus not grant Ulysses a second favor?

5. Who devises a plan to hide soldiers within a giant wooden horse?

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