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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 27, what magic does Circe prepare to do on herself?
(a) She plans to make herself more beautiful.
(b) She plans to use the magic flowers to transform herself to another form.
(c) She plans to give herself a beautiful singing voice.
(d) She plans to make herself a monster.

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

3. Which animal does Telegonus take on Athena's ship with him?
(a) Helios.
(b) Arcturos.
(c) Hernando.
(d) Gaia.

4. Who comes back to Aiaia with Telegonus after he leaves Ithaca?
(a) Minos and Penelope.
(b) Penelope and Odysseus.
(c) Pasiphae and Penelope.
(d) Penelope and Telemachus.

5. Who comes to Aiaia with a prophecy for Odysseus?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Helios.
(c) Ares.
(d) Artemis.

6. What kind of weapon does Telemachus bring to Aiaia that makes Circe nervous?
(a) A gun.
(b) A sword.
(c) A small knife.
(d) An axe.

7. What does Telemachus actually do with the slave girls who had laid with the suitors?
(a) Makes them into goddesses.
(b) Hangs them.
(c) Sends them to Crete.
(d) Teaches them witchcraft.

8. Who finally stops Odysseus's reign of terror on Ithaca?
(a) Circe.
(b) Telegonus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Athena.

9. What skill does Circe suspect Penelope might possess?
(a) A talent for painting.
(b) A talent for singing.
(c) A talent for cooking.
(d) A talent for spells.

10. What prophecy does Odysseus hear about his own death?
(a) That he will die on dry land but be killed by the sea.
(b) That he will be killed by a beast.
(c) That he will be killed by bullets.
(d) That he will be killed by a new weapon.

11. Who gives Odysseus the gift of the contrary winds to speed his way on the ship?
(a) King Aeolus.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Icarus.
(d) Daedalus.

12. Who is the goddess of childbirth?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Athena.
(c) Eileithyia.
(d) Cassandra.

13. What kind of a disposition does Circe's infant son have?
(a) Docile.
(b) Very cranky.
(c) Very active.
(d) Extremely sleepy.

14. Which of Circe's wolves is the most attached to Telegonus?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Paris.
(c) Hernando.
(d) Arcturos.

15. Who does Circe think may lead her to the halls of the dead someday?
(a) Hades.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Daedalus.
(d) Hermes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Athena tell Telemachus she wants him to do?

2. How does Odysseus behave when he finally returns to Ithaca from the wars, according to Telemachus?

3. What great weapon does Circe bring back to help protect Telegonus on his journey?

4. What is the last thing Circe says to Helios before he leaves Aiaia?

5. What monster had Odysseus and his men been ambushed by?

(see the answer keys)

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