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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapter Sixteen - Chapter Twenty).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Penelope related to Helen of Troy?
(a) She is her sister.
(b) She is her friend.
(c) She is her aunt.
(d) She is her cousin.

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

3. What is Circe's house on Aiaia like?
(a) It is a cave.
(b) It is well-stocked with food and fine furnishings.
(c) It is a windowless bungalow made of black obsidian.
(d) It is a rickety shack.

4. What does Hermes tell Circe about her voice that she has never heard before?
(a) That her voice can speak in many different languages.
(b) That her voice is only a whisper.
(c) That her voice is similar to those of mortals.
(d) That her voice is the most beautiful music in the world.

5. Who does the fisherman who becomes a god spurn Circe in favor of?
(a) Perse.
(b) Scylla.
(c) Pasiphae.
(d) Athena.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Daedalus been sent for Circe?

2. Who was a great warrior that Odysseus had fought beside?

3. What vision does Circe see of Telegonus when she asks if a god is trying to harm him?

4. What is one ingredient Circe uses in her potion to protect Telegonus?

5. Who gives Odysseus the gift of the contrary winds to speed his way on the ship?

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