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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. Into what does Circe's spell turn Ulysses' men?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Crows.
(d) Cows.

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

3. Where do Ulysses' men sleep in Libya?
(a) In a town square.
(b) In a field.
(c) On the shore.
(d) Within a jungle.

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

5. What does Ulysses dream of in Libya?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) His disastrous journey.
(c) His victory in Troy.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. With how many ships does Ulysses set sail?

2. Where does Pulyphemus trap the Hellenes?

3. Who is named the judge of Eris's contest amongst the Goddesses?

4. What does Polyphemus pray will happen to Ulysses?

5. Whose wedding does Eris attend uninvited?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Aphrodite plot to win the title of the fairest Goddess?

3. How does Aeolus recognize Ulysses?

4. Describe the monsters that inhabit the mountainous island where Ulysses' ship docks.

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

6. What story does Ulysses tell Aeolus, and in what way does Aeolus find it pleasing?

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

8. What does Ulysses climb in Section 6?

9. Why does Ulysses resist attacking the island village that his men spot from their ships?

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

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