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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 was Charybdis before she angered Zeus?

2. What bird do the Hellenes follow from their ship in Section 8?

3. Who is Ulysses' mother?

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

5. How is Ulysses warned he would find his son upon his return home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What obstacle does Ulysses' ship encounter on its journey toward Ithaca in Section 9?

3. How do the floating rocks lead Ulysses to fulfill Teiresias' prophesy?

4. Who is Scylla before she is turned into a monster?

5. In Section 9, why does Ulysses order his men to sail straight to Ithaca?

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

7. Describe Nausicaa.

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

9. How does Calypso know that Ulysses is coming in Section 12?

10. What happens when Poseidon returns from his vacation in Africa?

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

Poseidon, on a number of occasions, tries to put an end to Ulysses' journey and life. Discuss Poseidon as the antagonist of the novel The Adventures of Ulysses.

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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