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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Nausicaa?
(a) Twenty years old.
(b) Twenty-four years old.
(c) Ten years old.
(d) Sixteen years old.

2. What is Ulysses told that Penelope weaves every day?
(a) A shroud.
(b) A rug.
(c) A handkerchief.
(d) A cloak.

3. What does Calypso claim to have turned Ulysses into when she saw him fall from his raft?
(a) An otter.
(b) A bird.
(c) A dragonfly.
(d) A fish.

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

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

6. What does Poseidon call up when he sees Ulysses at sea in Section 13?
(a) A strong current.
(b) A storm.
(c) A gale.
(d) A tidal wave.

7. What does Ulysses find after swimming along the coast in Section 13?
(a) A whirlpool.
(b) A cove.
(c) A waterfall.
(d) A river.

8. How many of Ulysses' men are taken by Scylla?
(a) Ten.
(b) Four.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Six.

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

10. Who is Nausicaa's father?
(a) King Alcinous.
(b) King Icarus.
(c) King Cepheus.
(d) Zeus.

11. What does Ulysses throw which knocks a hole in the castle courtyard in Section 14?
(a) A vase.
(b) A chariot wheel.
(c) A spear.
(d) A table.

12. What does Calypso say Ulysses is in time for when waking up in Ogygia the second time?
(a) Ulysses' funeral.
(b) Ulysses' welcoming party.
(c) The wedding of Ulysses' wife.
(d) Ulysses' wedding feast.

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

14. What do the rocks in Section 9 prevent Ulysses and his crew from doing?
(a) Sailing to the east.
(b) Sailing to the north.
(c) Docking at an island.
(d) Sailing to the south sea.

15. What do Ulysses' men block their ears with to sail thought the strait of the Sirens?
(a) Tree sap.
(b) Wax.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Cotton.

Short Answer Questions

1. From a distance, what does Ulysses see floating in the water in Section 9?

2. Who warns Ulysses in Section 8 that he will encounter the Sirens?

3. What does Elpenor instruct Ulysses to avoid so that he does not lose his entire crew?

4. What does Athene do when Ulysses departs from Phaeacia?

5. When Ulysses' identity is discovered in Section 14, what favor does he ask of the king?

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