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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Telemachus angry with Circe?

2. What does Circe fear Telemachus has come to Aiaia to do?

3. What prophecy does Odysseus hear about his own death?

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

5. Who is Odysseus compelled by the gods to go visit in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of a disposition does Circe's baby, Telegonus, have as an infant?

2. In Chapter 24, what does Telegonus tell Circe he is surprised about having to do with her protective spell on Aiaia that keeps the gods out?

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

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

5. What does Odysseus learn through the prophecy about how he will die?

6. Which god comes to Aiaia to give a prophecy about Odysseus to Circe, and what does she tell him?

7. 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?

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

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

10. What happens to Telegonus on Ithaca?

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