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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. In Section 2, who convinces Ulysses that the village is a gift from God?

2. What do Ulysses' men notice about the animals at the castle?

3. How many Hellenes does Polyphemus eat?

4. What is the first giant that Ulysses encounters doing?

5. Where do the villagers gather to organize an attack on the Hellenes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the lotus-flower?

3. How does Polyphemus trap the Hellenes?

4. Why do the ships led by Ulysses quickly begin to run low on food?

5. How does Aphrodite plot to win the title of the fairest Goddess?

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

7. Eris is the Lady of Discord. Explain how she lives up to her title at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis.

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

9. How does Aeolus recognize Ulysses?

10. What role does greed play in ruining Ulysses' return to Ithaca?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Magic is a recurring motif in the novel The Adventures of Ulysses. The gods use magic, sometimes to help Ulysses, sometimes to hinder him. Write an essay on the role of magic in the novel.

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

The gods play a major role in the novel The Adventures of Ulysses. Discuss how the gods' interference on Ulysses' journey affected the story.

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