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

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

3. What does Penelope seem to feel guilty about concerning her son Telemachus?
(a) She seems to feel guilty that she let Odysseus die.
(b) She seems to feel guilty that she only had one son.
(c) She seems to feel guilty that she let Telemachus bear the brunt of Odysseus's rage without intervening.
(d) She seems to feel guilty about the affair she had while Odysseus fought in the wars.

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

5. What does Circe ask Helios for when she summons him in Chapter 25?
(a) To end her exile.
(b) Immortality for Penelope.
(c) More warmth for her herbs.
(d) A gold spear.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Circe feel after defeating Scylla?

2. Who gives Odysseus the gift of the contrary winds to speed his way on the ship?

3. What monster had Odysseus and his men been ambushed by?

4. What is one ingredient Circe uses in her potion to protect Telegonus?

5. How long does Odysseus ask Circe to stay on Aiaia?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 16, why does Odysseus at first refuse to eat Circe's food?

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

6. What does Athena want Telemachus to do when she visits him on Aiaia?

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

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

9. What happens to Telegonus on Ithaca?

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

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