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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapter Sixteen - Chapter Twenty).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which uncle of Circe's is punished brutally by Zeus?
(a) Prometheus.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Oceanus.
(d) Poseidon.

2. Who is Odysseus's son?
(a) Aeetes.
(b) Telemachus.
(c) Jason.
(d) Telesphecus.

3. What great danger does Circe lead the sailors through on the way to Crete?
(a) She leads them past Scylla's ravenous jaws.
(b) She leads them past the sirens.
(c) She leads them past the kraken.
(d) She leads them past the mermaids.

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

5. What does Circe's brother tell Helios about Circe's powers of witchcraft?
(a) Circe's brother tells Helios that she means to destroy Helios with her powers.
(b) Circe's brother tells Helios to burn Circe out of existence for lying.
(c) Circe's brother tells Helios that her powers are real and that he has similar ones.
(d) Circe's brother tells Helios he taught Circe all she knows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Circe say when Hermes asks her if she will bear his child?

2. How does Circe ask her grandmother Tethys to help the mortal fisherman she loves?

3. How does Circe travel to Aiaia?

4. Who is the great craftsman that Circe catches a glimpse of at Pasiphae's wedding?

5. What does Hermes tell Circe about her voice that she has never heard before?

(see the answer key)

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