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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. Who is sent to Ogygia to tell Calypso to release Ulysses?
(a) Athene.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Poseidon.

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

3. What does Ulysses hold Eurylochus and Perimedes responsible for?
(a) Hunting for food.
(b) The safety of the sun-cattle.
(c) Collecting water.
(d) Guarding the ship.

4. What do the sailors aboard Ulysses' ship begin to suspect about the bag of winds?
(a) That it is empty.
(b) That it contains treasure.
(c) That it is bad luck.
(d) That it has cast a spell on Ulysses.

5. What direction is Ulysses forced to sail due to the rocks in Section 9?
(a) West.
(b) North by Northwest.
(c) East.
(d) South by Southeast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the bodies of the Sirens like?

2. What is the name of Ulysses' hunting dog?

3. Who does Hyperion request vengeance from?

4. What does the god Ulysses meets give him in order to resist Circe's spell?

5. What animal do the Greeks sacrifice to the Gods?

(see the answer key)

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