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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days does Ulysses swim for in Section 13?
(a) Seven.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Nine.

2. What animals are sacrificed so that Ulysses may talk to the dead?
(a) Goats.
(b) Cows.
(c) Stags.
(d) Pigs.

3. Why does Ino offer to help Ulysses in Section 13?
(a) Ino hates Poseidon.
(b) Ino loves humans.
(c) Ino respects Ulysses for his heroics in the Trojan war.
(d) Ino expects a favor in return for her help.

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

5. What will Thrinacia one day be known as?
(a) Messina.
(b) Paros.
(c) Sicily.
(d) Crete.

6. Who is Hyperion?
(a) The Ocean-Titan.
(b) The God of Dawn.
(c) The God of Sleep.
(d) The Sun-Titan.

7. What does the physical appearance of the Sirens cause Ulysses' men to do?
(a) Row toward the coast.
(b) Stop rowing.
(c) Row slower.
(d) Row faster.

8. What does Athene do when Ulysses departs from Phaeacia?
(a) Athene travels with him disguised as a servant.
(b) Athene drugs Poseidon.
(c) Athene makes the winds blow so that the trip is quickened.
(d) Athene warns Poseidon not to interfere.

9. What is Ulysses tricked into believing his men are eating in Section 11?
(a) Cow.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Stag.
(d) Wild pig.

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

11. Who turned Scylla into a monster?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Amphitrite.

12. Where does Ulysses believe he is when he awakes in Section 12?
(a) Ithaca.
(b) In the Elysian Fields.
(c) Troy.
(d) Thrinasia.

13. What special ability does Calypso have?
(a) Calypso can communicate telepathically.
(b) Calypso can control peoples' minds.
(c) Calypso can control the tides.
(d) Calypso can see the past and future.

14. Who warns Ulysses in Section 8 that he will encounter the Sirens?
(a) Athene.
(b) Ajax.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Agamemnon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which god tells Zeus that Poseidon's treatment of Ulysses is unjust?

2. Where do the Hellenes attempt to sail directly to following Ulysses' order?

3. How many of Ulysses' men are taken by Scylla?

4. Who does Hyperion request vengeance from?

5. How is Ulysses instructed to return Ino's veil to her?

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