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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. How does the color of the sky affect Ulysses' mood in Section 9?
(a) Ulysses' spirits are lifted.
(b) Ulysses becomes fearful.
(c) Ulysses becomes vengeful.
(d) Ulysses' spirits are dampened.

2. What plant does Ulysses rest amongst after reaching land in Section 13?
(a) Grass.
(b) Reeds.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Ferns.

3. How is Ulysses' ship driven through the strait of the Sirens?
(a) By Poseidon.
(b) By a current.
(c) By oar.
(d) By the wind.

4. In Section 13, how many days is Ulysses at sea before Poseidon's return from vacation?
(a) Ten days.
(b) Forty days.
(c) Seventeen days.
(d) Thirty days.

5. What do Ulysses' men block their ears with to sail thought the strait of the Sirens?
(a) Tree sap.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Wax.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elpenor instruct Ulysses to avoid so that he does not lose his entire crew?

2. When Ulysses' identity is discovered in Section 14, what favor does he ask of the king?

3. Which of his crewmembers does Ulysses accidentally kill?

4. What do the Sirens enchant men with?

5. What is Thrinacia also known as?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Athene help Ulysses when he is on Calypso's island?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why are two goats sacrificed when Ulysses and his men reach Tartarus?

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