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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What animal do the Hellenes hunt on the island?
(a) Goats.
(b) Stag.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Wild pig.

3. Where does Pulyphemus trap the Hellenes?
(a) In a cave.
(b) By a river.
(c) In a hut.
(d) Within a ditch.

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

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

6. What does Ulysses use to attack the giants?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Arrows.
(c) His sword.
(d) Fire.

7. What do Ulysses' men notice about the animals at the castle?
(a) The animals are unfriendly.
(b) The animals are sickly.
(c) The animals walk upright.
(d) The animals have human eyes.

8. What is attracted to the treasures unloaded from the ships in the Greek's retreat?
(a) Pirates.
(b) Sharks.
(c) Mermaids.
(d) Naiads.

9. In Section 3, what does Ulysses carry to his ship even though he is tired?
(a) His men.
(b) Barrels of wine.
(c) Golden treasure.
(d) Livestock.

10. What does the god Ulysses meets give him in order to resist Circe's spell?
(a) A potion.
(b) A flower.
(c) A powder.
(d) An amulet.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the wall that the Hellenes encounter made of?

2. Into what animal does Circe say she would turn Ulysses?

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

4. What does Ulysses do to stop the attacking villagers from following his men?

5. What does Ulysses see from atop a tree in Section 7?

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