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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 in Chapter 14 that Circe is not happy to see?
(a) Athena.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Helios.
(d) A nymph who has been exiled by her father.

2. Who does Circe have an affair with on Crete?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Daedalus.

3. What does Penelope ask Circe for so she can mourn for her husband?
(a) A ship of pigs to send to Ithaca.
(b) A tin of spiders.
(c) A special mourning song.
(d) A black cloak.

4. What does Hermes tell Circe about her voice that she has never heard before?
(a) That her voice can speak in many different languages.
(b) That her voice is similar to those of mortals.
(c) That her voice is only a whisper.
(d) That her voice is the most beautiful music in the world.

5. What prophecy does Hermes tell Circe about herself?
(a) That one day she would become mortal.
(b) That one day Odysseus would come to her island.
(c) That one day she would die by her own daughter's hand.
(d) That one day she would marry Hermes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Telegonus point out to Penelope that surprises Circe in Chapter 23?

2. What does Penelope tell Circe became of Medea?

3. What phrase of Daedalus's does Circe remember in Chapter 12 while exiled on Aiaia?

4. What flower does Circe want the most that grows on Aiaia?

5. Why has Daedalus been sent for Circe?

(see the answer key)

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