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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. What does Penelope want to do with Telemachus before Athena comes?
(a) Cast a protective spell over him.
(b) Make amends and apologize.
(c) Brainwash him so he will stay with her forever.
(d) Persuade him to come to Sparta with her.

2. How does Circe actually give birth?
(a) She gives herself a C-section.
(b) Her father finally comes to her aid.
(c) Her mother comes to assist her.
(d) She asks her nymphs to help her.

3. How does Odysseus die?
(a) Telemachus stabs him with a knife.
(b) Telegonus shoots him with a bow and arrow.
(c) Telegonus accidentally pierces him with Trygon's tail.
(d) He drowns by accident.

4. Who is Odysseus's wife?
(a) Athena.
(b) Scylla.
(c) Pasiphae.
(d) Penelope.

5. What is the last thing Circe says to Helios before he leaves Aiaia?
(a) That she would cast a nasty spell on him.
(b) To give her greetings to her mother (sarcastically).
(c) To never return.
(d) That she always hated him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to Aiaia with a prophecy for Odysseus?

2. How long does Circe say it will take her to undo the protective spell on Aiaia so Athena can visit?

3. What does Circe name her son?

4. Which animal does Telegonus take on Athena's ship with him?

5. In Chapter 27, what magic does Circe prepare to do on herself?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of a disposition does Circe's baby, Telegonus, have as an infant?

2. In Chapter 17, what choice does Circe begin to hope Odysseus might make?

3. What is Circe's most significant act of transformation, which she preforms on herself in Chapter 27, meant to achieve?

4. How does Odysseus describe his wife Penelope to Circe?

5. What was Telemachus trying to do when he saw that Telegonus and his father Odysseus were in a tense conversation on the shores of Ithaca?

6. What does Circe think Athena must feel when her son Telegonus says he will go to Italy in Telemachus's place?

7. What kinds of stories does Odysseus tell Circe about his life during Chapter 16?

8. Which god comes to Aiaia to give a prophecy about Odysseus to Circe, and what does she tell him?

9. Who does Telegonus bring back to Aiaia with him after visiting Ithaca?

10. What does Odysseus learn through the prophecy about how he will die?

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