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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. Who comes back to Aiaia with Telegonus after he leaves Ithaca?
(a) Minos and Penelope.
(b) Penelope and Odysseus.
(c) Pasiphae and Penelope.
(d) Penelope and Telemachus.

2. Which of the following did Odysseus NOT fight with?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Ajax.
(c) Minos.
(d) Achilles.

3. What animal does Circe transform the sailors into in Chapter 14?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Tigers.
(d) Turtles.

4. What does Circe tell Telemachus about when he asks for stories of Odysseus?
(a) She tells him the things the bards created songs about.
(b) She tells him lies about things Odysseus had done to make him sound worse.
(c) She tells him only of the heroic things Odysseus had done.
(d) She tells of him all the brutal things Odysseus had done without glossing anything over.

5. Why is Circe so happy to see the sailors who have lost their way and come to her for aid in Chapter 14?
(a) She has been threatened by Zeus.
(b) She needs a way to get off the island, and they have a ship.
(c) She is lonely.
(d) She is afraid of the animals on the island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Penelope ask Circe for so she can mourn for her husband?

2. What herb does Odysseus bring to Aiaia with him in Chapter 15?

3. What does Penelope seem to feel guilty about concerning her son Telemachus?

4. How does Odysseus die?

5. What does Pasiphae's child do to Circe during the birthing process?

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