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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who bribes Paris by promising him any woman he desires?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Hestia.
(d) Hera.

3. Who is named the judge of Eris's contest amongst the Goddesses?
(a) Midas.
(b) Heracles.
(c) Paris.
(d) Zeus.

4. How many days does Ulysses guard the bag of winds without sleeping?
(a) Nine.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Five.

5. Who is kidnapped by Paris?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Pandora.
(c) Antigone.
(d) Helen.

6. Who is Persephone?
(a) Morpheus's aunt.
(b) Morpheus' wife.
(c) Morpheus' sister.
(d) Morpheus' daughter.

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

8. Who does Ulysses decree will be captain should anything happen to him?
(a) Eurylochus.
(b) Perimedas.
(c) Elpenor.
(d) Telemachus.

9. Whom does Aeolus dislike?
(a) Polyphemus.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Ulysses.

10. What is the name of the island Ulysses lands on in Section 6?
(a) The Island of the Morning Star.
(b) The Island of the Racing Sun.
(c) The Island of Calm.
(d) The Island of the Winds.

11. Whose wedding does Eris attend uninvited?
(a) Apollo and Daphiene's.
(b) Peleus and Thetis'.
(c) Narsuisus and Echo's.
(d) Zeus and Hera's.

12. After leaving the Island with the giants, which direction do Ulysses and his men sail?
(a) South-west.
(b) North.
(c) East.
(d) North-west.

13. How many men are in each of Ulysses' ships?
(a) Fifty.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Eighty.

14. How many Hellenes does Polyphemus eat?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) Five.

15. How does Ulysses handicap Polyphemus?
(a) Ulysses blinds Polyphemus.
(b) Ulysses cuts off Polyphemus' arms.
(c) Ulysses stabs Polyphemus in the stomach.
(d) Ulysses binds Polyphemus' feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ulysses dream of in Libya?

2. How many men are sent out to scout the island in Section 6?

3. What do the Cyclops monsters like to eat?

4. What does Ulysses offer to Polyphemus so that he can better enjoy his dinner?

5. What is the first giant that Ulysses encounters doing?

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