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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. How does Ulysses handicap Polyphemus?
(a) Ulysses cuts off Polyphemus' arms.
(b) Ulysses binds Polyphemus' feet.
(c) Ulysses blinds Polyphemus.
(d) Ulysses stabs Polyphemus in the stomach.

2. To whom does Eris intend to award the fruit at the wedding she attends uninvited?
(a) The most popular of the Goddesses.
(b) The fairest of the Goddesses.
(c) The smartest of the Goddesses.
(d) The most powerful of the Goddesses.

3. What does Ulysses order his men to do when he discovers the giant?
(a) Hide within the foliage.
(b) Kill the giant.
(c) Return to the ships.
(d) Build a large bonfire.

4. What does Ulysses offer to Polyphemus so that he can better enjoy his dinner?
(a) Goat meat.
(b) Water.
(c) Dessert.
(d) Wine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Ulysses' men sleep in Libya?

2. Who does Ulysses decree will be captain should anything happen to him?

3. What does Polyphemus pray will happen to Ulysses?

4. Who devises a plan to hide soldiers within a giant wooden horse?

5. What do Ulysses' men notice about the animals at the castle?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Eris is the Lady of Discord. Explain how she lives up to her title at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis.

3. Describe the island Ulysses lands on in Section 6.

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

5. What does Ulysses climb in Section 6?

6. What does Ulysses dream about while docked in Libya?

7. What role does greed play in ruining Ulysses' return to Ithaca?

8. Which god does Ulysses meet on his way to Circe's castle? What does this god offer Ulysses?

9. Why do the ships led by Ulysses quickly begin to run low on food?

10. What favor does Aeolus grant Ulysses?

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