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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 in each of Ulysses' ships?
(a) Eighty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) One hundred.

2. Who is Aeolus?
(a) Zeus' son.
(b) Athene's son.
(c) Ares' son.
(d) Poseidon's son.

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

4. What is the island that Ulysses lands his ship on in Section 4 like?
(a) Foggy and cold.
(b) Mountainous.
(c) Covered in thick jungle.
(d) A flat barren plain.

5. To whom does Eris intend to award the fruit at the wedding she attends uninvited?
(a) The fairest of the Goddesses.
(b) The most powerful of the Goddesses.
(c) The smartest of the Goddesses.
(d) The most popular of the Goddesses.

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

7. In Section 2, who convinces Ulysses that the village is a gift from God?
(a) Eurylochus.
(b) Telemachus.
(c) Elpenor.
(d) Perimedas.

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

9. Who devises a plan to hide soldiers within a giant wooden horse?
(a) Telemachus.
(b) Ulysses.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Menelaus.

10. What does Ulysses do to stop the attacking villagers from following his men?
(a) Ulysses causes a rockslide.
(b) Ulysses sets dried grass on fire.
(c) Ulysses shoots their horses.
(d) Ulysses leads the villagers in another direction.

11. What does Persephone provide for Morpheus to give humans?
(a) Illness.
(b) Sleepiness.
(c) Inspiration.
(d) Dreams.

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

13. How does Morpheus interfere with the Hellenes' dreams?
(a) Morpheus turns their nightmares to sweet dreams.
(b) Morpheus appears in their dreams to give them information.
(c) Morpheus turns their sweet dreams into nightmares.
(d) Morpheus makes their dreams never ending.

14. What God is angered by the defeat of Troy?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Hephaestus.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Ares.

15. Who is Hypnos?
(a) Morpheus' enemy.
(b) Morpheus' servant.
(c) Morpheus' brother.
(d) Morpheus' father.

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 is the island Ulysses lands on in Section 6 described?

3. In Section 3, what does Ulysses carry to his ship even though he is tired?

4. What direction do Ulysses' ships sail in Section 5?

5. Who defeats Troy in an invasion?

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