ENGLISH (Review Activity No. 1.4)- THE ISLE OF THE SUN

Who set the storm upon the ship?

• Poseidon
• Hades
• Zeus
• Apollo

What happened to the ship's mast during the storm?

• It snapped and fell upon the stern
• It remained intact
• It was blown away
• It caught fire

What was the fate of the helmsman?

• He survived the storm
• He was struck by the falling mast and died
• He fell overboard and drowned
• He was rescued by another ship

What filled the ship after Zeus hurled his bolt?

• Water
• Fire
• Smoke of sulphur
• Ice

What happened to the men on the ship after Zeus struck it?

• They were rescued
• They swam to a nearby island
• They fell into the sea and were swept away
• They fought off the storm

What tore the keel away from the ship?

• A sea monster
• An underwater rock
• A great wave
• A powerful current

How did the narrator secure the mast and keel together?

• With a rope
• With a backstay twisted of oxhide
• With metal chains
• With seaweed

What wind replaced the west wind that had blown in tempest?

• The east wind
• The south wind
• The north wind
• The northwest wind

To what peril did the south wind bring the narrator?

• Sirens
• Cyclops
• Charybdis
• Laestrygonians

Where did the narrator find himself drifting at night?

• Near a calm beach
• Towards a peaceful island
• Towards Scylla's cliff and Charybdis
• Away from any danger