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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who exiled the Cyclops monsters from Olympus to live on the island?
(a) Demeter.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Ares.

2. What is the wall that the Hellenes encounter made of?
(a) Silver.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Gold.
(d) Stone.

3. How is the island Ulysses lands on in Section 6 described?
(a) Barren.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Mountainous.
(d) Gloomy.

4. What does Ulysses do to stop the attacking villagers from following his men?
(a) Ulysses leads the villagers in another direction.
(b) Ulysses causes a rockslide.
(c) Ulysses shoots their horses.
(d) Ulysses sets dried grass on fire.

5. What animal does Ulysses kill to eat in Section 7?
(a) A horse.
(b) A wild pig.
(c) A stag.
(d) A rabbit.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Greeks from each ship are killed when the villagers in Section 2 are attacking?

2. Who offers himself as a sacrifice to appease the Gods in Section 2?

3. Who does Ulysses decree will be captain should anything happen to him?

4. How many Hellenes does Polyphemus eat?

5. What does Ulysses dream about in Section 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Eurylochus and his men discover at the castle?

2. Why does Ulysses resist attacking the island village that his men spot from their ships?

3. Describe the island Ulysses lands on in Section 6.

4. What spell does Circe cast on men? Why?

5. What is attracted to the baubles thrown from Ulysses' ships in their retreat from the island? Who is angered by this?

6. Describe the monsters that inhabit the mountainous island where Ulysses' ship docks.

7. Why do the ships led by Ulysses quickly begin to run low on food?

8. How does Aphrodite plot to win the title of the fairest Goddess?

9. What favor does Aeolus grant Ulysses?

10. How do the Hellenes escape Polyphemus' cave?

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