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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 Hypnos?
(a) Morpheus' brother.
(b) Morpheus' enemy.
(c) Morpheus' father.
(d) Morpheus' servant.

2. Who is Morpheus?
(a) The god of dreams.
(b) The god of the south wind.
(c) The god of the soul.
(d) The god of slumber.

3. What animal does Ulysses kill to eat in Section 7?
(a) A horse.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A wild pig.
(d) A stag.

4. What happens when Ulysses' ship is sucked in at the gate of the wall?
(a) The men become ill.
(b) The men draw their swords.
(c) The men fall asleep.
(d) The men panic.

5. What animals are outside the island's castle?
(a) Goats and sheep.
(b) Stags and foxes.
(c) Wolves and lions.
(d) Horses and Zebras.

Short Answer Questions

1. What God is angered by the defeat of Troy?

2. What supply do the men run out of aboard Ulysses' ship in Section 4?

3. How many ships does Ulysses bring the shore of the island in Section 6?

4. What do the giants want with Ulysses' men?

5. What direction do Ulysses' ships sail in Section 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What favor does Aeolus grant Ulysses?

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

3. How do the Hellenes escape Polyphemus' cave?

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

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

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

7. How does Polyphemus trap the Hellenes?

8. What is the lotus-flower?

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

10. Whom does Ulysses send to scout the Island of the Racing Sun? What happens to them?

(see the answer keys)

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