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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 will Thrinacia one day be known as?
(a) Sicily.
(b) Paros.
(c) Crete.
(d) Messina.

2. What is the only animal Ulysses' men hunt successfully in Thrinacia?
(a) Bears.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Wild pigs.
(d) Stags.

3. What are the bodies of the Sirens like?
(a) Fish.
(b) Humans.
(c) Birds.
(d) Lizards.

4. What bird do the Hellenes follow from their ship in Section 8?
(a) A dove.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A gull.
(d) A crow.

5. What is unique about the rocks that Ulysses' ship encounters in Section 9?
(a) The rocks float.
(b) The rocks are liquid.
(c) The rocks glow.
(d) The rocks fly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Section 13, how many days is Ulysses at sea before Poseidon's return from vacation?

3. What do the faces of the Sirens look like?

4. What does Ulysses find after swimming along the coast in Section 13?

5. What are the Hellenes instructed not to eat by Teiresias?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Ino? What is her motivation for helping Ulysses?

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

5. What obstacle does Ulysses' ship encounter on its journey toward Ithaca in Section 9?

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

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

8. How does Princess Nausicaa get Ulysses to reveal his identity?

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

10. What tool does Ino lend Ulysses to help him swim?

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