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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 is Odysseus's father?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Daedalus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Laertes.

2. How does Circe respond to Daedalus when he thanks her in Chapter 9?
(a) She tells him he is a fool to thank her, because it was she who made Scylla.
(b) She weeps in thanks.
(c) She throws herself into the sea in despair.
(d) She tells him she will take all of his future creations to pay his debt to her.

3. Who is Odysseus's son?
(a) Telesphecus.
(b) Aeetes.
(c) Jason.
(d) Telemachus.

4. What does Telegonus point out to Penelope that surprises Circe in Chapter 23?
(a) The plants and herbs that Circe did not know he had noted.
(b) The different cloud formations in the sky.
(c) The different kinds of lambs on the island.
(d) The formations of the constellations in the clear night.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Circe's wolves is the most attached to Telegonus?

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

3. How does Daedalus attempt to escape Crete?

4. Why are monsters a boon to gods?

5. What does Helios say when Circe confesses that it was she who transformed Scylla?

(see the answer key)

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