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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VI (Chapter Twenty Four - Chapter Twenty Seven).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where must Odysseus pass by on his way back to Ithaca?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Rome.
(c) Thrinakia.
(d) Crete.

2. What creature does Pasiphae give birth to?
(a) The Minotaur.
(b) The Loch Ness Monster.
(c) The kraken.
(d) The cyclops.

3. What does Penelope tell Circe became of Medea?
(a) Jason sought a new wife, and Medea burned her to death.
(b) Medea married a divine cousin.
(c) Medea died in the war in Troy.
(d) Medea struck out on her own and married a sorcerer after Jason.

4. What do the sailors who come to Aiaia in Chapter 19 help Telegonus with?
(a) Starting work on building a boat of his own.
(b) Slaughtering animals.
(c) Learning to swim.
(d) Casting spells.

5. Who was it that first suggested Penelope and Telemachus should come back to Aiaia?
(a) Telegonus.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Telemachus.
(d) Odysseus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aeetes tell Circe at Pasiphae's wedding that stuns her?

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

3. What does Circe do on her travels with Telemachus?

4. What important task does Telemachus offer to do for Circe in Chapter 23?

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

(see the answer key)

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