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

2. Which of his crewmembers does Ulysses accidentally kill?
(a) Eurylochus.
(b) Elpenor.
(c) Perimedas.
(d) Eumaeus.

3. Which god tells Zeus that Poseidon's treatment of Ulysses is unjust?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Athene.
(d) Apollo.

4. What insect does the monster Scylla resemble?
(a) A spider.
(b) A centipede.
(c) A scorpion.
(d) A moth.

5. Where does Ulysses swim to in Section 13?
(a) Thrinacia.
(b) Troy.
(c) Phaeacia.
(d) Ithaca.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of Ulysses' men are taken by Scylla?

2. How long does Ulysses drift at sea in Section 11?

3. Who is sent to Ogygia to tell Calypso to release Ulysses?

4. What is the only animal Ulysses' men hunt successfully in Thrinacia?

5. What do Nausicaa and the maidens play with at the river?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is said to have happened to Nausicaa after Ulysses' departure?

2. Why does Ulysses decide his crew should leave Thrinacia after their hunt is unsuccessful?

3. In Section 9, why does Ulysses order his men to sail straight to Ithaca?

4. What does Ulysses learn from a crow of his wife, Penelope, back in Ithaca?

5. How does Eurylochus convince the crew to eat the sun-cattle?

6. What effect does the physical appearance of the Sirens have on Ulysses' men?

7. How does Athene intervene in Ulysses' journey once he has reached Phaeacia?

8. Why does Ulysses have his men tie him to the ship's mast as they pass through the strait of the Sirens?

9. What happens when Poseidon returns from his vacation in Africa?

10. What does the ghost of Elpenor warn Ulysses about?

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