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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapter Twenty One - Chapter Twenty Three).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to Aiaia with a prophecy for Odysseus?
(a) Ares.
(b) Helios.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Artemis.

2. What flower does Circe want the most that grows on Aiaia?
(a) The strutter flower.
(b) The white oleander.
(c) The periwinkle.
(d) The moly root.

3. Who is the niece of Circe's that she meets for the first time in Crete?
(a) Ariadne.
(b) Scylla.
(c) Athena.
(d) Medea.

4. What kindness does Circe do for her uncle who is punished in Chapter 2?
(a) She frees him from his chains.
(b) She brings him food.
(c) She brings him nectar.
(d) She wipes his wounds.

5. What is Penelope's reason for wanting to come to Aiaia?
(a) She wants to kill Circe.
(b) She knows Circe has barred the gods, especially Athena, from reaching the island and she wants to protect Telemachus.
(c) She wants to raise her husband's spirit from the dead.
(d) She wants to learn witchcraft.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Circe's grandfather?

2. Why is Circe nervous about Telegonus's journey to Ithaca?

3. Where does Perses go shortly after Pasiphae's wedding?

4. How does Odysseus die?

5. Which of Circe's wolves is the most attached to Telegonus?

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