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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does Ulysses kill to eat in Section 7?
(a) A horse.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A stag.
(d) A wild pig.

2. 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 Polymetheus' island.
(d) Back to Troy.

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

4. How many ships does Ulysses bring the shore of the island in Section 6?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

5. How is the island Ulysses lands on in Section 6 described?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Barren.
(c) Gloomy.
(d) Mountainous.

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

7. Which god does Ulysses meet as he travels to the castle?
(a) Hestia.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Nike.
(d) Athene.

8. What is the Cyclops?
(a) A monster with one eye.
(b) A monster with hair made of serpents.
(c) A monster with the head of a bull.
(d) A monster two heads.

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

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

11. Who offers himself as a sacrifice to appease the Gods in Section 2?
(a) Elpenor.
(b) Ulysses.
(c) Eurylochus.
(d) Perimedes.

12. What is the wall that the Hellenes encounter made of?
(a) Bronze.
(b) Stone.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

13. What supply do the men run out of aboard Ulysses' ship in Section 4?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Food.
(c) Water.
(d) Alcohol.

14. What does Ulysses dream of in Libya?
(a) His disastrous journey.
(b) His mother.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) His victory in Troy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose wedding does Eris attend uninvited?

2. What do Ulysses' men notice about the animals at the castle?

3. How does Ulysses handicap Polyphemus?

4. What do the giants want with Ulysses' men?

5. In Section 2, who warns the Hellenes that an attack in coming?

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