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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Nausicaa?
(a) Twenty years old.
(b) Twenty-four years old.
(c) Sixteen years old.
(d) Ten years old.

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

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

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

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

6. Through what device does Calypso watch Ulysses' journey?
(a) A magical mirror.
(b) A magical basin.
(c) A magical fire.
(d) A magical tablet.

7. In Section 13, how many days is Ulysses at sea before Poseidon's return from vacation?
(a) Seventeen days.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Thirty days.
(d) Forty days.

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

9. How did Charybdis anger Zeus?
(a) By claiming land for her father.
(b) By falling in love with a mortal.
(c) By spurning Zeus' affections.
(d) By insulting Hera.

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

11. In Section 11, who suggests Ullyses' men should eat the sun-cattle?
(a) Eurylochus.
(b) Athene, in a dream.
(c) Ulysses.
(d) Elpenor.

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

13. Why do Nausicaa's parents lose patience with her?
(a) Nausicaa spends all of her time playing.
(b) Nausicaa does not heed the gods.
(c) Nausicaa turns down all of her suitors.
(d) Nausicaa spends too much gold.

14. What is Ulysses hopeful of as he and his men sail away from Tartarus?
(a) That the gods will help him from now on.
(b) That he will find more provisions for his men.
(c) That he will soon be home.
(d) That he can avoid the tragedies he has been warned about.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is sent to Ogygia to tell Calypso to release Ulysses?

2. Who does Hyperion request vengeance from?

3. What birds does Ulysses catch by pretending to be dead?

4. Where does Ulysses believe he is when he awakes in Section 12?

5. Who is Teiresias?

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