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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. What prophecy does Odysseus hear about his own death?
(a) That he will be killed by a beast.
(b) That he will be killed by bullets.
(c) That he will die on dry land but be killed by the sea.
(d) That he will be killed by a new weapon.

2. Why is Circe's mother unhappy with Pasiphae's husband?
(a) He is ugly.
(b) There is a prophecy that he will die young.
(c) He is mortal.
(d) He is poor.

3. What does Circe's brother do to help her heal?
(a) He gives her a salve and utters a spell to help her skin heal.
(b) He gives her a flower to rub on her skin.
(c) He gives her a mirror to reflect the sun on her skin, which helps her heal.
(d) He gives her a pill to swallow, which helps her skin heal.

4. What does Circe fear Telemachus has come to Aiaia to do?
(a) Burn her house down.
(b) Kill all her animals.
(c) Steal her powers of witchcraft.
(d) Avenge his father's death and kill Telegonus.

5. What is wrong with the sailors Aeetes brings with him to Aiaia?
(a) They are malnourished.
(b) They are enchanted and controlled by Aeetes.
(c) They have been badly beaten.
(d) They have been drugged.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Circe suspect the goddess of childbirth does not come when she calls her?

2. What does Odysseus ask Telemachus to do with the slave girls who had laid with the suitors?

3. Where does Perses go shortly after Pasiphae's wedding?

4. What is Telegonus most desperate to know about from Circe as he grows up?

5. Which of the following did Odysseus NOT fight with?

(see the answer key)

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