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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Odysseus behave when he finally returns to Ithaca from the wars, according to Telemachus?
(a) He starts a new war in Rome.
(b) In a peaceful, calm way.
(c) He starts a new war in Troy.
(d) In a paranoid and brutal way.

3. Who does Odysseus mistakenly think Telemachus is?
(a) His long-lost nephew.
(b) A ghostly apparition sent from Hades.
(c) A god in disguise.
(d) A pirate and a thief who means harm.

4. What does Telegonus point out to Penelope that surprises Circe in Chapter 23?
(a) The plants and herbs that Circe did not know he had noted.
(b) The different kinds of lambs on the island.
(c) The different cloud formations in the sky.
(d) The formations of the constellations in the clear night.

5. What is Telegonus most desperate to know about from Circe as he grows up?
(a) Stories about his own birth.
(b) Stories about how Circe casts her spells.
(c) Stories about his father Odysseus.
(d) Stories about Circe's life as a goddess.

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

7. Where do Circe and Telemachus go first on their journey?
(a) To Persia.
(b) To find Scylla.
(c) To Rome.
(d) To Crete.

8. Who is Athena's message for in Chapter 23?
(a) Circe.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Telegonus.
(d) Telemachus.

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

10. What does Telemachus say to Athena's offer?
(a) He accepts it, but says he will only do it for one year.
(b) He refuses it.
(c) He accepts it but says he will only do it for ten years.
(d) He accepts it.

11. What does Circe say to the goddess who demands she hand her son over?
(a) She kills the goddess.
(b) She refuses.
(c) She complies, but asks for treasure in return.
(d) She complies.

12. Who does Telemachus tell Circe is the current king of Crete in Chapter 23?
(a) Leukos.
(b) Perses.
(c) Minos.
(d) Paris.

13. How does Circe actually give birth?
(a) She gives herself a C-section.
(b) Her mother comes to assist her.
(c) She asks her nymphs to help her.
(d) Her father finally comes to her aid.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Circe feel after defeating Scylla?

2. What ornament does Telemachus add to the boat Circe will use?

3. Who comes back to Aiaia with Telegonus after he leaves Ithaca?

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

5. What does Telemachus actually do with the slave girls who had laid with the suitors?

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