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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. From a distance, what does Ulysses see floating in the water in Section 9?
(a) Brown things.
(b) Black things.
(c) Green things.
(d) White things.

2. What do the giants want with Ulysses' men?
(a) To murder them.
(b) To eat them.
(c) To send them away.
(d) To enslave them.

3. Where does Ulysses swim to in Section 13?
(a) Ithaca.
(b) Troy.
(c) Phaeacia.
(d) Thrinacia.

4. In Section 8, what does the sea slope and narrow to become?
(a) Tartarus.
(b) A passage to Ithaca.
(c) The River Styx.
(d) The strait of the Sirens.

5. What is the first giant that Ulysses encounters doing?
(a) Throwing rocks.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Eating.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ulysses told that Penelope weaves every day?

2. Where does Pulyphemus trap the Hellenes?

3. What contest does Ulysses suggest Penelope hold amongst her suitors in order to decide who will be her husband?

4. Through what device does Calypso watch Ulysses' journey?

5. How many days does Ulysses swim for in Section 13?

(see the answer key)

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