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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 does Ulysses send to Ithaca in Section 12 to bring him a report about his wife and son?

2. Who is Teiresias?

3. Who do some say Nausicaa eventually falls in love with?

4. What was Charybdis before she angered Zeus?

5. What does Ulysses awake upon in Section 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ino? What is her motivation for helping Ulysses?

2. Who was Charybdis before she is turned into a monster?

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

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

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

6. What obstacle does Ulysses encounter when he reaches the shore of Phaeacia?

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

8. Why does Ulysses decide his crew should leave Thrinacia after their hunt is unsuccessful?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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