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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the color of the sky affect Ulysses' mood in Section 9?
(a) Ulysses' spirits are dampened.
(b) Ulysses' spirits are lifted.
(c) Ulysses becomes vengeful.
(d) Ulysses becomes fearful.

2. What do the faces of the Sirens look like?
(a) Old women.
(b) Fish.
(c) Birds.
(d) Girls.

3. What special ability does Calypso have?
(a) Calypso can see the past and future.
(b) Calypso can communicate telepathically.
(c) Calypso can control peoples' minds.
(d) Calypso can control the tides.

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

5. What are the bodies of the Sirens like?
(a) Humans.
(b) Birds.
(c) Lizards.
(d) Fish.

6. Who is Nausicaa's father?
(a) King Icarus.
(b) King Cepheus.
(c) Zeus.
(d) King Alcinous.

7. How long are the Hellenes stuck at Thrinacia?
(a) Fourteen days.
(b) Two months.
(c) Thirty days.
(d) Six months.

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

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

10. What does Calypso say Ulysses is in time for when waking up in Ogygia the second time?
(a) The wedding of Ulysses' wife.
(b) Ulysses' funeral.
(c) Ulysses' wedding feast.
(d) Ulysses' welcoming party.

11. Why does Ino offer to help Ulysses in Section 13?
(a) Ino loves humans.
(b) Ino expects a favor in return for her help.
(c) Ino hates Poseidon.
(d) Ino respects Ulysses for his heroics in the Trojan war.

12. Which of his crewmembers does Ulysses accidentally kill?
(a) Eumaeus.
(b) Elpenor.
(c) Eurylochus.
(d) Perimedas.

13. Who is Hyperion?
(a) The God of Sleep.
(b) The Ocean-Titan.
(c) The Sun-Titan.
(d) The God of Dawn.

14. What does Calypso turn the men into who she grows bored with?
(a) Birds.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Butterflies.

15. Where has Poseidon been vacationing?
(a) India.
(b) Africa.
(c) Asia.
(d) Anglia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Nausicaa and the maidens play with at the river?

2. In Section 11, who suggests Ullyses' men should eat the sun-cattle?

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

4. What is Ulysses hopeful of as he and his men sail away from Tartarus?

5. What stops the Hellenes from leaving Thrinacia?

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