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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. How does Circe keep Telemachus safe from Scylla?
(a) She gives him Trygon's tail.
(b) She casts an invisibility spell over him.
(c) She pushes him into the water.
(d) She gives him wings so he can fly away.

2. What does Odysseus ask Telemachus to do with the slave girls who had laid with the suitors?
(a) Send them to Crete.
(b) Kill them brutally.
(c) Turn them into goddesses.
(d) Teach them witchcraft.

3. What flower does Circe want the most that grows on Aiaia?
(a) The periwinkle.
(b) The moly root.
(c) The white oleander.
(d) The strutter flower.

4. What does Athena tell Telemachus she wants him to do?
(a) Transform to become part deity.
(b) Become a king in Crete.
(c) Slaughter everyone in Ithaca.
(d) Start a new settlement of Greeks in Italy.

5. What does Telemachus do on his and Circe's travels in Chapter 26?
(a) Paints.
(b) Cooks.
(c) Sings.
(d) Carves toys for children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aeetes tell Circe about that he thinks there is great potential power in in Chapter 3?

2. What does Pasiphae's child do to Circe during the birthing process?

3. What is the reaction of the gods and nymphs who know Scylla after her transformation?

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

5. What does Circe say to the goddess who demands she hand her son over?

(see the answer key)

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