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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. Who is Odysseus compelled by the gods to go visit in Chapter 17?
(a) Helios.
(b) Elpenor.
(c) Teiresias.
(d) Athena.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Circe keep Telemachus safe from Scylla?

2. Who was it that first suggested Penelope and Telemachus should come back to Aiaia?

3. Who does Odysseus mistakenly think Telemachus is?

4. What does Telemachus say to Athena's offer?

5. Which animal does Telegonus take on Athena's ship with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Telemachus reply to Athena when she makes her request of him?

2. Why does Circe fear Penelope and Telemachus at first in Chapter 21?

3. What is the real reason Penelope wanted to come to Aiaia with Telegonus and Telemachus?

4. How does Odysseus describe his wife Penelope to Circe?

5. What kinds of stories does Odysseus tell Circe about his life during Chapter 16?

6. What does Circe think Athena must feel when her son Telegonus says he will go to Italy in Telemachus's place?

7. Who is Odysseus's patron and why does she turn her back on him?

8. What does Telemachus tell Circe about his father Odysseus's behavior when he returned from the wars to Ithaca?

9. Who does Telegonus bring back to Aiaia with him after visiting Ithaca?

10. What is Circe's most significant act of transformation, which she preforms on herself in Chapter 27, meant to achieve?

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