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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From a distance, what does Ulysses see floating in the water in Section 9?
(a) Green things.
(b) Brown things.
(c) Black things.
(d) White things.

2. What does Ulysses awake upon in Section 12?
(a) Sand.
(b) Thorns.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Grass.

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

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

5. When Ulysses' identity is discovered in Section 14, what favor does he ask of the king?
(a) For a ship to take him home.
(b) For a message to be sent to his wife.
(c) For his daughter's hand in marriage.
(d) For the friendship of Phaeacia.

6. What provision do Ulysses' men find in abundance on Thrinacia?
(a) Water.
(b) Herbs.
(c) Game.
(d) Fruit.

7. What does Athene tell Nausicaa to do in her dream?
(a) Wash clothes at the river.
(b) Defy her parents.
(c) Sing songs of war.
(d) Throw a banquet.

8. What animals are sacrificed so that Ulysses may talk to the dead?
(a) Goats.
(b) Cows.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Stags.

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

10. What stops the Hellenes from leaving Thrinacia?
(a) Illness.
(b) A sleeping spell.
(c) A storm.
(d) Damage to their ship.

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

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

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

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

15. What was Charybdis before she angered Zeus?
(a) A human girl.
(b) A naiad.
(c) A sorceress.
(d) A goddess.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Nausicaa's father?

2. What does Ulysses hold on to after Poseidon destroys his ship in Section 13?

3. Who is Hyperion?

4. What strange noise does Ulysses hear in Section 9?

5. Where do the Hellenes attempt to sail directly to following Ulysses' order?

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