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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. Where do the Hellenes attempt to sail directly to following Ulysses' order?
(a) Crete.
(b) Ithaca.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Troy.

2. How is Ulysses' ship driven through the strait of the Sirens?
(a) By Poseidon.
(b) By oar.
(c) By a current.
(d) By the wind.

3. What contest does Ulysses suggest Penelope hold amongst her suitors in order to decide who will be her husband?
(a) An obstacle course.
(b) A wrestling contest.
(c) A hunting contest.
(d) An archery contest.

4. In Section 11, who suggests Ullyses' men should eat the sun-cattle?
(a) Ulysses.
(b) Athene, in a dream.
(c) Elpenor.
(d) Eurylochus.

5. What fruit does Eris bring with her to the wedding she attends uninvited?
(a) An apple.
(b) A lemon.
(c) A passion fruit.
(d) A pear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who bribes Paris by promising him any woman he desires?

2. How does the color of the sky affect Ulysses' mood in Section 9?

3. To where does Circe tell Ulysses he must travel?

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

5. What is attracted to the treasures unloaded from the ships in the Greek's retreat?

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