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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. Who is Nausicaa's father?

2. How long are the Hellenes stuck at Thrinacia?

3. How is Ulysses instructed to return Ino's veil to her?

4. What was Charybdis before she angered Zeus?

5. How many of Ulysses' men are taken by Scylla?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Athene help Ulysses when he is on Calypso's island?

2. Describe Nausicaa.

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

4. What warnings do the ghosts of Achilles and Ajax offer Ulysses?

5. How does Princess Nausicaa get Ulysses to reveal his identity?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Calypso bring Ulysses to her island?

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

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

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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