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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. What supply do the men run out of aboard Ulysses' ship in Section 4?

2. What happens to the men Ulysses sends to scout out the island in Section 6?

3. What place is described as the land where Morpheus plays?

4. What is the island that Ulysses lands his ship on in Section 4 like?

5. What does Ulysses dream about in Section 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do Eurylochus and his men discover at the castle?

4. How does Polyphemus trap the Hellenes?

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

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

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

8. What story does Ulysses tell Aeolus, and in what way does Aeolus find it pleasing?

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

10. What favor does Aeolus grant Ulysses?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Ulysses tries to alter his fate, but one's fate is something decided by the gods and cannot be altered. Discuss the idea of fate in Greek mythology and how Ulysses is affected by his foretold future.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the conclusion of the novel The Adventures of Ulysses. What is your opinion of the ending? Is it satisfactory? Is it surprising? Write an essay on your opinion of the ending of the novel.

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