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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 turned Scylla into a monster?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Amphitrite.

2. How long does Ulysses drift at sea in Section 11?
(a) Ten days.
(b) Four months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Thirty days.

3. How is Ulysses instructed to return Ino's veil to her?
(a) Send it back to her with a gull.
(b) Take it to Mount Olympus.
(c) Throw it back into the water.
(d) Ulysses is told not to return it.

4. Who is Nausicaa?
(a) A goddess.
(b) A travelling songstress.
(c) A servant girl.
(d) A princess of Phaeacia.

5. What does Calypso say Ulysses is in time for when waking up in Ogygia the second time?
(a) Ulysses' funeral.
(b) The wedding of Ulysses' wife.
(c) Ulysses' wedding feast.
(d) Ulysses' welcoming party.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the color of the sky affect Ulysses' mood in Section 9?

2. Who is Nausicaa's father?

3. What does Poseidon call up when he sees Ulysses at sea in Section 13?

4. What plant does Ulysses rest amongst after reaching land in Section 13?

5. What is Ulysses told that Penelope weaves every day?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What warnings do the ghosts of Achilles and Ajax offer Ulysses?

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

4. How do the floating rocks lead Ulysses to fulfill Teiresias' prophesy?

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

6. What fate befalls Ulysses' ship when he sets sail from Thrinacia?

7. What obstacle does Ulysses encounter when he reaches the shore of Phaeacia?

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

9. How does Calypso know that Ulysses is coming in Section 12?

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

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