Ulysses Reading Quiz

At the beginning of the story, where are Ulysses and his men returning home from?

• a festival in Egypt
• a trading route around the Mediterranean
• a war in Troy
• a visit to Rome

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What trick does Ulysses use to defeat the Trojans?

• He convinces somes ladies to act as spies.
• He prays for a mist so the Trojans can't see.
• He steals Helen back.
• He has his men hide in a wooden horse that is brought inside the city walls.

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What are the effects of the lotus flower?

• It makes you hungry.
• It makes you sleepy.
• It makes you angry.
• It makes you fall in love.

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Who is Polyphemus?

• a cyclops and a son of Poseidon
• a sea monster that spits out the tide
• a wife of Poseidon 
• the messenger god who works for Zeus

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What prideful mistake does Ulysses make with Polyphemus?

• Ulysses kills Polyphemus.
• Ulysses reveals his name to Polyphemus.
• Ulysses refuses a gift from Polyphemus.
• Ulysses kills Polyphemus's cattle.

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What god has Ulysses angered?

• Poseidon the sea god
• Hermes the messenger god
• Zeus, king of the gods
• Athena, goddess of wisdom

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How has Ulysses angered Poseidon?

• His "offering" of a wooden horse was really a trick.
• His men drop jewels off their ships and Poseidon thinks they are stealing naiads.
• Ulysses has blinded his son.
• All of these.

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What gift does Aeolus give Ulysses to help him return home?

• a bag of winds
• a bag of gold
• a silver sail
• more oars

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Why doesn't the bag of winds work?

• It is a trick meant to kill Ulysses and his men.
• Ulysses's men get greedy and open the bag thinking it is treasure.
• Poseidon releases the winds.
• Ulysses is full of pride and refuses the gift.

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Who is Circe?

• mermaid
• naiad
• goddess
• sorceress

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