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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 animals are sacrificed so that Ulysses may talk to the dead?
(a) Cows.
(b) Stags.
(c) Goats.
(d) Pigs.

2. Who do some say Nausicaa eventually falls in love with?
(a) A hero of the Trojan war.
(b) A lonely prince.
(c) A travelling musician.
(d) A blind poet.

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

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

5. What does Elpenor instruct Ulysses to avoid so that he does not lose his entire crew?
(a) The Cyclops monsters.
(b) The monster cyberus.
(c) The monster Charybdis.
(d) The monster Scylla.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Section 6, what does Ulysses send one of his men to climb in order to scout out the island?

3. How many ships does Ulysses bring the shore of the island in Section 6?

4. According to Eumaeus in Section 15, where is Telemachus?

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

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