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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Nausicaa?
(a) A servant girl.
(b) A goddess.
(c) A princess of Phaeacia.
(d) A travelling songstress.

2. How long does Ulysses drift at sea in Section 11?
(a) Thirty days.
(b) Two months.
(c) Ten days.
(d) Four months.

3. What does the physical appearance of the Sirens cause Ulysses' men to do?
(a) Row slower.
(b) Row toward the coast.
(c) Stop rowing.
(d) Row faster.

4. What does Ulysses hold Eurylochus and Perimedes responsible for?
(a) Guarding the ship.
(b) The safety of the sun-cattle.
(c) Hunting for food.
(d) Collecting water.

5. Where does Ulysses believe he is when he awakes in Section 12?
(a) Thrinasia.
(b) In the Elysian Fields.
(c) Ithaca.
(d) Troy.

6. What do the Sirens enchant men with?
(a) Their perfume.
(b) Their eyes.
(c) Their voices.
(d) Their appearances.

7. What is Thrinacia also known as?
(a) The Isle of Dawn.
(b) The Isle of Dragons.
(c) The Isle of the Sun.
(d) The Isle of Fire.

8. What form does the monster Charybdis take?
(a) A serpent.
(b) A giant.
(c) A whirlpool.
(d) A tempest.

9. Who does Ulysses think Nausicaa is?
(a) Circe
(b) Athene.
(c) His wife.
(d) Artemis.

10. Who is Ulysses' mother?
(a) Antileia.
(b) Agave.
(c) Aether.
(d) Cassandra.

11. What plant does Ulysses rest amongst after reaching land in Section 13?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Reeds.
(c) Ferns.
(d) Grass.

12. Who turned Scylla into a monster?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Amphitrite.
(d) Aphrodite.

13. What do the rocks in Section 9 prevent Ulysses and his crew from doing?
(a) Sailing to the south sea.
(b) Sailing to the east.
(c) Sailing to the north.
(d) Docking at an island.

14. What does Poseidon call up when he sees Ulysses at sea in Section 13?
(a) A strong current.
(b) A tidal wave.
(c) A storm.
(d) A gale.

15. What does Ulysses send to Ithaca in Section 12 to bring him a report about his wife and son?
(a) A dove.
(b) A crow.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A gull.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Charybdis before she angered Zeus?

2. What are the Hellenes instructed not to eat by Teiresias?

3. In which direction do Ulysses and his men sail at the beginning of Section 8?

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

5. Who is Ino?

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