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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the last thing Circe says to Helios before he leaves Aiaia?
(a) To give her greetings to her mother (sarcastically).
(b) To never return.
(c) That she would cast a nasty spell on him.
(d) That she always hated him.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What was Telemachus's relationship with Odysseus like before Odysseus died?
(a) Strained and angry.
(b) Loving.
(c) Business-like.
(d) They did not know each other at all.

12. What ornament does Telemachus add to the boat Circe will use?
(a) A carved wolf.
(b) A carved lion.
(c) A carved sun.
(d) A carved mermaid.

13. What does Circe tell Telemachus about when he asks for stories of Odysseus?
(a) She tells him lies about things Odysseus had done to make him sound worse.
(b) She tells him only of the heroic things Odysseus had done.
(c) She tells of him all the brutal things Odysseus had done without glossing anything over.
(d) She tells him the things the bards created songs about.

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

15. What does Circe use as leverage to try to make Helios grant her request?
(a) The fact that he did not have the powers people thought he did.
(b) The fact that she helped Prometheus centuries ago without his knowledge.
(c) The fact that he had killed her mother and she was the only one who knew.
(d) The fact that he had committed war crimes Zeus did not know about.

Short Answer Questions

1. What vision does Circe see of Telegonus when she asks if a god is trying to harm him?

2. Who does Odysseus mistakenly think Telemachus is?

3. What important task does Telemachus offer to do for Circe in Chapter 23?

4. Which of Circe's wolves is the most attached to Telegonus?

5. How does Circe keep Telemachus safe from Scylla?

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