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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where does Circe tell Ulysses he must travel?

2. Who devises a plan to hide soldiers within a giant wooden horse?

3. What is referred to as "a little death" by Hypnos?

4. How many men are sent out to scout the island in Section 6?

5. In Section 6, what does Ulysses send one of his men to climb in order to scout out the island?

Short Essay Questions

1. What mistake does Ulysses make once he and his men are safely on their ship having escaped Polyphemus?

2. Whom does Ulysses send to scout the Island of the Racing Sun? What happens to them?

3. What heroic feat does Ulysses accomplish in Section 3?

4. What does Circe say Ulysses will have to do if he decided to leave her island?

5. What plan does Ulysses devise that leads to the Greeks' victory over Troy?

6. What does Ulysses dream about while docked in Libya?

7. How do the Hellenes escape Polyphemus' cave?

8. What is attracted to the baubles thrown from Ulysses' ships in their retreat from the island? Who is angered by this?

9. How does Polyphemus trap the Hellenes?

10. Why does Ulysses resist attacking the island village that his men spot from their ships?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Poseidon continually hinders Ulysses' journey, while Athene continually helps it. Write an essay comparing and contrasting the roles of Poseidon and Athene in The Adventures of Ulysses.

Essay Topic 2

The Adventures of Ulysses is set in the Bronze Age on the Aegean sea, Ithaca, Olympus, as well as a few other islands etc. Discuss the setting of the novel The Adventures of Ulysses and what effect the time and place of the story has on the plot.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the point of view of the story. How does the point of view affect the story? How does it affect the reader's experience?

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