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

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

3. Who besides Ulysses survives the destruction of the ship?
(a) Perimedas.
(b) No one.
(c) Eurylochus.
(d) An unnamed sailor.

4. Why do Nausicaa's parents lose patience with her?
(a) Nausicaa turns down all of her suitors.
(b) Nausicaa does not heed the gods.
(c) Nausicaa spends too much gold.
(d) Nausicaa spends all of her time playing.

5. From a distance, what does Ulysses see floating in the water in Section 9?
(a) White things.
(b) Black things.
(c) Green things.
(d) Brown things.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Calypso say Ulysses is in time for when waking up in Ogygia the second time?

2. What provision do Ulysses' men find in abundance on Thrinacia?

3. Who is Ino?

4. What does Athene do when Ulysses departs from Phaeacia?

5. What does Calypso turn the men into who she grows bored with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Calypso bring Ulysses to her island?

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

4. What effect does the sky have on Ulysses in Section 9?

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

6. Describe Nausicaa.

7. Why do several of his men believe Ulysses killed Elpenor intentionally?

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

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

10. How does Ulysses trap food while he is adrift on the raft in Section 11?

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