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

2. How does Circe ask her grandmother Tethys to help the mortal fisherman she loves?
(a) She asks her to kill all the other fishermen.
(b) She asks her to bestow gold and riches upon him.
(c) She asks her to give him a bigger ship.
(d) She asks her to bless his nets so he will catch many fish.

3. What does Telegonus tell Odysseus before Odysseus dies?
(a) That he has come to steal his treasure and marry his wife.
(b) That he is his son Telegonus from the goddess Circe.
(c) That he will throw himself into the River Styx.
(d) That he will avenge his father's death.

4. Why has Daedalus been sent for Circe?
(a) To bring her to Crete to attend to her sister Pasiphae's birth.
(b) To bring her to Crete for execution.
(c) To bring her to the bottom of the ocean to face Trygon.
(d) To bring her back to Helios's halls.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to Aiaia in Chapter 14 that Circe is not happy to see?

2. Which of Odysseus's men likes to sleep on Circe's roof?

3. Who comes to Aiaia with a prophecy for Odysseus?

4. Which god fell in love with Ariadne?

5. What is wrong with the sailors Aeetes brings with him to Aiaia?

(see the answer key)

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