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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which god does Ulysses meet as he travels to the castle?
(a) Athene.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Nike.
(d) Hestia.
2. What do Ulysses' ships carry in their cargo holds instead of food?
(a) Silks.
(b) Barrels of wine.
(c) Treasures from Troy.
(d) Passengers.
3. Who is Morpheus?
(a) The god of slumber.
(b) The god of dreams.
(c) The god of the south wind.
(d) The god of the soul.
4. In Section 6, what does Ulysses send one of his men to climb in order to scout out the island?
(a) A tree.
(b) A hill.
(c) A cliff.
(d) A rock formation.
5. Where do the villagers gather to organize an attack on the Hellenes?
(a) In the hills.
(b) In a hut.
(c) At the coast.
(d) By a river.
6. What does Ulysses order his men to do when he discovers the giant?
(a) Kill the giant.
(b) Build a large bonfire.
(c) Hide within the foliage.
(d) Return to the ships.
7. What do the Cyclops monsters like to eat?
(a) Live goats.
(b) Fellow cyclopses.
(c) Human flesh.
(d) Fish.
8. What is the first giant that Ulysses encounters doing?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Eating.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Throwing rocks.
9. Whom does Aeolus dislike?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Ulysses.
(c) Polyphemus.
(d) Poseidon.
10. What does Aeolus send to set Ulysses' ships off course?
(a) A gale.
(b) A storm.
(c) A whirlpool.
(d) A tidal wave.
11. Who is Circe?
(a) A naiad.
(b) A goddess.
(c) A mermaid.
(d) A sorceress.
12. How many Greeks from each ship are killed when the villagers in Section 2 are attacking?
(a) None.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Thirteen.
13. How many ships are destroyed by the giants?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) None.
14. What is the island that Ulysses lands his ship on in Section 4 like?
(a) A flat barren plain.
(b) Foggy and cold.
(c) Mountainous.
(d) Covered in thick jungle.
15. What does Ulysses dream about in Section 5?
(a) His wife and son.
(b) Athene, who warns him of danger.
(c) The Elysian Fields.
(d) The Trojan war.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do Ulysses' men want to do when they spot a small village on an island in Section 2?
2. Where is the ship taken to when the winds are released from the bag?
3. How is the island Ulysses lands on in Section 6 described?
4. What does Aeolus ask Ulysses for when he greets him on the island?
5. Who are the people who live in the village in Section 2?
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