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

2. Who is Daedalus's son?
(a) Paris.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Oedipus.
(d) Icarus.

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 does Aeetes tell Circe he thinks about what she did to Scylla?
(a) He tells her Scylla might do quite well as a monster because she has her own form of power now.
(b) He tells her Scylla will try to get revenge on her.
(c) He tells her Scylla will still marry a god.
(d) He tells her Scylla will try to find a way to change herself back.

5. Who does Circe disguise herself as on the ship to Crete?
(a) Aeetes.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Helios.
(d) Athena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Circe tell Telemachus about when he asks for stories of Odysseus?

2. What does the spell that Circe casts on the Minotaur do?

3. How do Penelope and Circe act towards one another when Penelope first comes to Aiaia?

4. What happens to Odysseus's men before they can return to Ithaca from Aiaia?

5. Why is Aiaia significant to Circe?

(see the answer key)

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