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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ulysses find after swimming along the coast in Section 13?
(a) A river.
(b) A whirlpool.
(c) A waterfall.
(d) A cove.

3. Who turned Scylla into a monster?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Amphitrite.
(d) Zeus.

4. What is Ulysses told that Penelope weaves every day?
(a) A shroud.
(b) A handkerchief.
(c) A rug.
(d) A cloak.

5. What bird do the Hellenes follow from their ship in Section 8?
(a) A crow.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A dove.
(d) A gull.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ulysses send to Ithaca in Section 12 to bring him a report about his wife and son?

2. Where does Ulysses swim to in Section 13?

3. What does Calypso turn the men into who she grows bored with?

4. In Section 13, how many days is Ulysses at sea before Poseidon's return from vacation?

5. What is Ulysses tricked into believing his men are eating in Section 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ulysses learn from a crow of his wife, Penelope, back in Ithaca?

2. What warnings do the ghosts of Achilles and Ajax offer Ulysses?

3. What obstacle does Ulysses' ship encounter on its journey toward Ithaca in Section 9?

4. What obstacle does Ulysses encounter when he reaches the shore of Phaeacia?

5. How does Athene intervene in Ulysses' journey once he has reached Phaeacia?

6. How does Eurylochus convince the crew to eat the sun-cattle?

7. Who is Scylla before she is turned into a monster?

8. Who was Charybdis before she is turned into a monster?

9. How does Athene help Ulysses when he is on Calypso's island?

10. What does the ghost of Elpenor warn Ulysses about?

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