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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ulysses send to Ithaca in Section 12 to bring him a report about his wife and son?
(a) An eagle.
(b) A gull.
(c) A dove.
(d) A crow.

2. Who is Ino?
(a) A mermaid.
(b) A goddess.
(c) A sorceress.
(d) A naiad.

3. Which of his crewmembers does Ulysses accidentally kill?
(a) Eurylochus.
(b) Perimedas.
(c) Eumaeus.
(d) Elpenor.

4. What birds does Ulysses catch by pretending to be dead?
(a) Vultures.
(b) Gulls.
(c) Hawks.
(d) Crows.

5. How is Ulysses warned he would find his son upon his return home?
(a) Lost at sea.
(b) Being held captive.
(c) Dead.
(d) Suffering illness.

6. Who besides Ulysses survives the destruction of the ship?
(a) Eurylochus.
(b) An unnamed sailor.
(c) Perimedas.
(d) No one.

7. Who do some say Nausicaa eventually falls in love with?
(a) A hero of the Trojan war.
(b) A travelling musician.
(c) A lonely prince.
(d) A blind poet.

8. Where has Poseidon been vacationing?
(a) Asia.
(b) India.
(c) Africa.
(d) Anglia.

9. What insect does the monster Scylla resemble?
(a) A moth.
(b) A centipede.
(c) A scorpion.
(d) A spider.

10. What does Ulysses hold Eurylochus and Perimedes responsible for?
(a) Guarding the ship.
(b) Collecting water.
(c) Hunting for food.
(d) The safety of the sun-cattle.

11. What direction is Ulysses forced to sail due to the rocks in Section 9?
(a) East.
(b) West.
(c) South by Southeast.
(d) North by Northwest.

12. What does Athene tell Nausicaa to do in her dream?
(a) Throw a banquet.
(b) Sing songs of war.
(c) Defy her parents.
(d) Wash clothes at the river.

13. Who is sent to Ogygia to tell Calypso to release Ulysses?
(a) Athene.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Apollo.

14. Where do the Hellenes attempt to sail directly to following Ulysses' order?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Ithaca.
(c) Troy.
(d) Crete.

15. In Section 8, what does the sea slope and narrow to become?
(a) The River Styx.
(b) The strait of the Sirens.
(c) Tartarus.
(d) A passage to Ithaca.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Nausicaa's parents lose patience with her?

2. Who is Nausicaa?

3. In Section 11, who suggests Ullyses' men should eat the sun-cattle?

4. What strange noise does Ulysses hear in Section 9?

5. What is special about Ino's veil?

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