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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Ulysses' men sleep in Libya?
(a) In a field.
(b) Within a jungle.
(c) In a town square.
(d) On the shore.

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

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

4. What does Aeolus send to set Ulysses' ships off course?
(a) A gale.
(b) A storm.
(c) A whirlpool.
(d) A tidal wave.

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

6. Who is Circe?
(a) A goddess.
(b) A mermaid.
(c) A sorceress.
(d) A naiad.

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

8. Who exiled the Cyclops monsters from Olympus to live on the island?
(a) Demeter.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Ares.
(d) Poseidon.

9. How many ships are destroyed by the giants?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

10. What happens to the men Ulysses sends to scout out the island in Section 6?
(a) They do not return.
(b) They get lost for many hours.
(c) They find food.
(d) They are taken prisoner.

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

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

13. Into what does Circe's spell turn Ulysses' men?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Crows.
(c) Cows.
(d) Dogs.

14. What does Ulysses order his men to do when he discovers the giant?
(a) Return to the ships.
(b) Kill the giant.
(c) Hide within the foliage.
(d) Build a large bonfire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aeolus recognize Ulysses' name?

2. What animals are outside the island's castle?

3. What does the flower Persephone makes cause people to do?

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

5. What God is angered by the defeat of Troy?

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