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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men are sent out to scout the island in Section 6?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

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

3. With how many ships does Ulysses set sail?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

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

5. What do Ulysses' ships carry in their cargo holds instead of food?
(a) Passengers.
(b) Barrels of wine.
(c) Silks.
(d) Treasures from Troy.

6. Where is the ship taken to when the winds are released from the bag?
(a) Back to Ithaca.
(b) Back to Aeolus' fortress.
(c) Back to Troy.
(d) Back to Polymetheus' island.

7. What place is described as the land where Morpheus plays?
(a) Olympus.
(b) Thrinacia.
(c) Persia.
(d) Libya.

8. Who defeats Troy in an invasion?
(a) The Romans.
(b) The Homerics.
(c) The Olympians.
(d) The Greeks.

9. 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 Winds.
(c) The Island of the Racing Sun.
(d) The Island of Calm.

10. To where does Circe tell Ulysses he must travel?
(a) Crete.
(b) Tartarus.
(c) Hades.
(d) Thrinacia

11. What kind of flower does Morpheus convince Persephone to make?
(a) A lotus flower.
(b) An aconite flower.
(c) A hellebore flower.
(d) A moby flower.

12. What does Aeolus ask Ulysses for when he greets him on the island?
(a) A gift.
(b) A sacrifice.
(c) A story.
(d) A song.

13. What does Ulysses offer to Polyphemus so that he can better enjoy his dinner?
(a) Goat meat.
(b) Dessert.
(c) Wine.
(d) Water.

14. What does Polyphemus pray will happen to Ulysses?
(a) That he will be blinded.
(b) That he will die at sea.
(c) That he will be betrayed by those he trusts.
(d) That he will wander many years before returning home.

15. What does Ulysses see from atop a tree in Section 7?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Fire.
(c) A great wall.
(d) A village.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Ulysses' men want to do when they spot a small village on an island in Section 2?

2. How many Greeks from each ship are killed when the villagers in Section 2 are attacking?

3. Who devises a plan to hide soldiers within a giant wooden horse?

4. Who exiled the Cyclops monsters from Olympus to live on the island?

5. What do the Cyclops monsters like to eat?

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