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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What bird do the Hellenes follow from their ship in Section 8?
(a) A gull.
(b) A dove.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A crow.

3. Where do the Hellenes attempt to sail directly to following Ulysses' order?
(a) Troy.
(b) Crete.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Ithaca.

4. How is Ulysses' ship driven through the strait of the Sirens?
(a) By Poseidon.
(b) By a current.
(c) By the wind.
(d) By oar.

5. Who does Hyperion request vengeance from?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Hera.
(d) Athene.

6. What is Ulysses tricked into believing his men are eating in Section 11?
(a) Wild pig.
(b) Cow.
(c) Stag.
(d) Rabbit.

7. How is Ulysses warned he would find his son upon his return home?
(a) Suffering illness.
(b) Dead.
(c) Lost at sea.
(d) Being held captive.

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

9. Who is sent to Ogygia to tell Calypso to release Ulysses?
(a) Athene.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Apollo.

10. How many days does Ulysses swim for in Section 13?
(a) Two.
(b) Seven.
(c) Nine.
(d) Four.

11. Where does Ulysses swim to in Section 13?
(a) Thrinacia.
(b) Ithaca.
(c) Phaeacia.
(d) Troy.

12. Who is Ino?
(a) A goddess.
(b) A sorceress.
(c) A mermaid.
(d) A naiad.

13. What strange noise does Ulysses hear in Section 9?
(a) Screeching.
(b) Moaning.
(c) Whistling.
(d) Rumbling.

14. How is Ulysses instructed to return Ino's veil to her?
(a) Throw it back into the water.
(b) Send it back to her with a gull.
(c) Ulysses is told not to return it.
(d) Take it to Mount Olympus.

15. What are the Hellenes instructed not to eat by Teiresias?
(a) Fish from Poseidon's ocean.
(b) Hyperion's golden cattle.
(c) Wild pigs.
(d) Fruit offered by maidens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Ulysses' men block their ears with to sail thought the strait of the Sirens?

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

3. From a distance, what does Ulysses see floating in the water in Section 9?

4. Who turned Scylla into a monster?

5. How long does Ulysses drift at sea in Section 11?

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