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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the giants want with Ulysses' men?
(a) To eat them.
(b) To murder them.
(c) To send them away.
(d) To enslave them.

2. What does Ulysses use to attack the giants?
(a) Arrows.
(b) Rocks.
(c) His sword.
(d) Fire.

3. In Section 3, what does Ulysses carry to his ship even though he is tired?
(a) Livestock.
(b) Golden treasure.
(c) Barrels of wine.
(d) His men.

4. Who is Circe?
(a) A naiad.
(b) A sorceress.
(c) A goddess.
(d) A mermaid.

5. What is the name of the island Ulysses lands on in Section 6?
(a) The Island of the Racing Sun.
(b) The Island of the Winds.
(c) The Island of Calm.
(d) The Island of the Morning Star.

6. What does Polyphemus pray will happen to Ulysses?
(a) That he will be blinded.
(b) That he will wander many years before returning home.
(c) That he will die at sea.
(d) That he will be betrayed by those he trusts.

7. Who is Hypnos?
(a) Morpheus' servant.
(b) Morpheus' brother.
(c) Morpheus' father.
(d) Morpheus' enemy.

8. Into what animal does Circe say she would turn Ulysses?
(a) A fox.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A stag.
(d) An eagle.

9. What animal do the Greeks sacrifice to the Gods?
(a) Goats.
(b) Stags.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Bulls.

10. After leaving the Island with the giants, which direction do Ulysses and his men sail?
(a) North-west.
(b) South-west.
(c) North.
(d) East.

11. How many Hellenes does Polyphemus eat?
(a) Five.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

12. Who is named the judge of Eris's contest amongst the Goddesses?
(a) Midas.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Heracles.
(d) Paris.

13. With how many ships does Ulysses set sail?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

14. Who defeats Troy in an invasion?
(a) The Romans.
(b) The Greeks.
(c) The Olympians.
(d) The Homerics.

15. Why can Aeolus not grant Ulysses a second favor?
(a) Aeolus has no more magic left.
(b) The Gods detest Ulysses.
(c) Aeolus does not trust Ulysses' men.
(d) Ulysses broke his promise to Aeolus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 6, what does Ulysses send one of his men to climb in order to scout out the island?

2. How does Ulysses handicap Polyphemus?

3. What do the sailors aboard Ulysses' ship begin to suspect about the bag of winds?

4. What is the first giant that Ulysses encounters doing?

5. What do the Cyclops monsters like to eat?

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