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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which goddess comes to demand that Circe give her son to her so he can be killed?
(a) Medea.
(b) Athena.
(c) Ariadne.
(d) Diana.

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

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

4. Who is Odysseus's father?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Laertes.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Daedalus.

5. Who is Odysseus's wife?
(a) Pasiphae.
(b) Scylla.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Athena.

6. What monster had Odysseus and his men been ambushed by?
(a) Scylla.
(b) The kraken.
(c) The cyclops.
(d) The huge octopus.

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

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

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

10. What is Circe's hope for her transformation as the book ends?
(a) That her transformation will make her father love her.
(b) That her transformation will make her mother love her.
(c) That she will be made mortal.
(d) That she will be made into a lion.

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

12. Which of Odysseus's men likes to sleep on Circe's roof?
(a) Dan.
(b) Elpenor.
(c) Paris.
(d) Asher.

13. How old is Telegonus when he accepts Athena's offer?
(a) 30.
(b) 16.
(c) 25.
(d) 28.

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

15. Who helps Telegonus with his work on his boat?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Athena.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Hermes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Circe nervous about Telegonus's journey to Ithaca?

2. What does Circe tell Telemachus about her history with Scylla?

3. What does Circe use as leverage to try to make Helios grant her request?

4. What do the sailors who come to Aiaia in Chapter 19 help Telegonus with?

5. Why is Telemachus angry with Circe?

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