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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 is the whirlpool near Scylla named?
(a) Athens.
(b) Charybdis.
(c) Miasma.
(d) Narwhalia.

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

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

4. In her vision of hers and Telemachus's future, what does Circe see?
(a) That she accidentally kills Telemachus.
(b) That Helios finally approves of her.
(c) That they have two daughters.
(d) That Helios kills both of them.

5. What does Telegonus tell Odysseus before Odysseus dies?
(a) That he will avenge his father's death.
(b) That he has come to steal his treasure and marry his wife.
(c) That he will throw himself into the River Styx.
(d) That he is his son Telegonus from the goddess Circe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finally stops Odysseus's reign of terror on Ithaca?

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

3. Who does Odysseus mistakenly think Telemachus is?

4. Who comes to Aiaia with a message from Athena in Chapter 23?

5. What kind of weapon does Telemachus bring to Aiaia that makes Circe nervous?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 22, what does Telemachus tell Circe he and his mother, Penelope, had to endure while Odysseus was away at the wars?

2. Why does Telegonus leave Aiaia for the first time?

3. What does Telemachus give to Telegonus as a parting gift?

4. In Chapter 24, why do Telemachus and Penelope need some time to talk and walk alone?

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

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

7. What happens to Circe during her pregnancy in Chapter 18?

8. What does Circe suspect the gods of doing to torment her during childbirth?

9. What does Penelope ask Circe for to help her mourn for her husband?

10. What was Telemachus trying to do when he saw that Telegonus and his father Odysseus were in a tense conversation on the shores of Ithaca?

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