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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Circe fear Telemachus has come to Aiaia to do?
(a) Burn her house down.
(b) Avenge his father's death and kill Telegonus.
(c) Kill all her animals.
(d) Steal her powers of witchcraft.

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

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

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

8. What important task does Telemachus offer to do for Circe in Chapter 23?
(a) Mend the sty.
(b) Fix Telegonus's boat.
(c) Make dinner.
(d) Build an enchanted stone wall.

9. What does Circe tell Telemachus about her history with Scylla?
(a) That she created Scylla.
(b) That she envied Scylla.
(c) That she hated Scylla because of Glaucos.
(d) That she was Scylla's sister once.

10. Where is Odysseus from?
(a) Rome.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Ithaca.
(d) Syracuse.

11. Why is Circe nervous about Telegonus's journey to Ithaca?
(a) She is nervous he will be resented by Telemachus and Penelope.
(b) She is nervous Odysseus will kill him.
(c) She is nervous Telegonus will get married and forget about her.
(d) She is nervous Telegonus will be seduced by other witches.

12. What animal does Circe transform to try to trick Scylla?
(a) Fish.
(b) Men.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Pigs.

13. How does Odysseus die?
(a) Telemachus stabs him with a knife.
(b) Telegonus accidentally pierces him with Trygon's tail.
(c) Telegonus shoots him with a bow and arrow.
(d) He drowns by accident.

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

15. What happens to Scylla as she dies?
(a) Her legs fall off.
(b) Her heads fall off.
(c) She explodes.
(d) She turns back to her old form.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Circe suspect the goddess of childbirth does not come when she calls her?

2. What does Penelope tell Circe became of Medea?

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

4. What is Telegonus most desperate to know about from Circe as he grows up?

5. In her vision of hers and Telemachus's future, what does Circe see?

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