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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapter Twenty One - Chapter Twenty Three).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Circe nervous about Telegonus's journey to Ithaca?
(a) She is nervous he will be resented by Telemachus and Penelope.
(b) She is nervous Telegonus will be seduced by other witches.
(c) She is nervous Odysseus will kill him.
(d) She is nervous Telegonus will get married and forget about her.

2. What is the first animal Circe calls to her?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A snake.
(c) A lion.
(d) A turtle.

3. How do Penelope and Circe act towards one another when Penelope first comes to Aiaia?
(a) They fight each other with their powers of witchcraft.
(b) Very politely.
(c) They do not speak at all.
(d) Angrily.

4. What does Helios say when Circe confesses that it was she who transformed Scylla?
(a) Helios tells Circe he is saddened that her power has surpassed his.
(b) Helios tells Circe to go and practice her witchcraft more.
(c) Helios congratulates Circe on her power.
(d) Helios does not believe Circe is powerful enough to have transformed Scylla.

5. What was Telemachus's relationship with Odysseus like before Odysseus died?
(a) Business-like.
(b) Loving.
(c) They did not know each other at all.
(d) Strained and angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Odysseus's men before they can return to Ithaca from Aiaia?

2. What does the leader of the sailors do to Circe in Chapter 14?

3. Who is the leader of the first ship that comes to Aiaia in Chapter 9?

4. What was Jason trying to obtain from Medea's father?

5. Who comes to Aiaia with a message from Athena in Chapter 23?

(see the answer key)

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