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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Aeolus?
(a) Ares' son.
(b) Athene's son.
(c) Poseidon's son.
(d) Zeus' son.

2. What island do Ulysses and his men land at in Section 5?
(a) The Island of the Winds.
(b) The Island of Crete.
(c) The Island of Rhodes.
(d) The Island of the Dawn.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 2, who convinces Ulysses that the village is a gift from God?

2. Why can Aeolus not grant Ulysses a second favor?

3. Who exiled the Cyclops monsters from Olympus to live on the island?

4. How many men are in each of Ulysses' ships?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Aeolus recognize Ulysses?

2. What is attracted to the baubles thrown from Ulysses' ships in their retreat from the island? Who is angered by this?

3. What plan does Ulysses devise that leads to the Greeks' victory over Troy?

4. What spell does Circe cast on men? Why?

5. What does Circe say Ulysses will have to do if he decided to leave her island?

6. What heroic feat does Ulysses accomplish in Section 3?

7. How do the Hellenes escape Polyphemus' cave?

8. What happens to two of Ulysses' ships on the Island of the Racing Sun?

9. What do Eurylochus and his men discover at the castle?

10. What does Ulysses climb in Section 6?

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