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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. In Section 13, how many days is Ulysses at sea before Poseidon's return from vacation?
(a) Ten days.
(b) Seventeen days.
(c) Forty days.
(d) Thirty days.

2. What direction do Ulysses' ships sail in Section 5?
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) East.
(d) North.

3. What punishment do the suitors receive from Ulysses?
(a) Imprisonment.
(b) Death.
(c) Torture.
(d) Banishment.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Ulysses' men notice about the animals at the castle?

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

3. When Ulysses' identity is discovered in Section 14, what favor does he ask of the king?

4. Who is Persephone?

5. Who is sent to Ogygia to tell Calypso to release Ulysses?

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