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

2. What monster had Odysseus and his men been ambushed by?
(a) Scylla.
(b) The huge octopus.
(c) The cyclops.
(d) The kraken.

3. What does Penelope tell Circe became of Medea?
(a) Medea died in the war in Troy.
(b) Medea married a divine cousin.
(c) Jason sought a new wife, and Medea burned her to death.
(d) Medea struck out on her own and married a sorcerer after Jason.

4. Who does Odysseus mistakenly think Telemachus is?
(a) A ghostly apparition sent from Hades.
(b) A god in disguise.
(c) A pirate and a thief who means harm.
(d) His long-lost nephew.

5. How does Odysseus behave when he finally returns to Ithaca from the wars, according to Telemachus?
(a) In a paranoid and brutal way.
(b) He starts a new war in Troy.
(c) In a peaceful, calm way.
(d) He starts a new war in Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Penelope ask Circe for so she can mourn for her husband?

2. Who was a great warrior that Odysseus had fought beside?

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

4. In Chapter 27, what magic does Circe prepare to do on herself?

5. Which goddess comes to demand that Circe give her son to her so he can be killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what choice does Circe begin to hope Odysseus might make?

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

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

4. 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?

5. How does Circe keep Telemachus safe as they face Scylla?

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

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

8. What happens to Telegonus on Ithaca?

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

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

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