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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapter Six - Chapter Ten).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Circe ask her grandmother Tethys to help the mortal fisherman she loves?
(a) She asks her to give him a bigger ship.
(b) She asks her to kill all the other fishermen.
(c) She asks her to bestow gold and riches upon him.
(d) She asks her to bless his nets so he will catch many fish.

2. What is the last thing Perses says to Circe before he leaves?
(a) He loves her very much.
(b) She should practice her witchcraft to take revenge on the family.
(c) At least he will not have to hear her voice anymore.
(d) She should go talk to Poseidon to become free.

3. What does Helios say must be done with Circe because of the way she used her powers?
(a) She will receive the same punishment as Prometheus.
(b) She is sentenced to live under the sea all her days with Trygon.
(c) She is banished to an island in exile.
(d) She will be forced to change others into monsters.

4. Who is Circe's first divine visitor to Aiaia?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Athena.
(d) Apollo.

5. Who is Circe's father?
(a) Helios.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Zeus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Circe take from her father in Chapter 2 in a small act of defiance?

2. Why is Circe's mother unhappy with Pasiphae's husband?

3. What does Helios say when Circe confesses that it was she who transformed Scylla?

4. What does Aeetes tell Circe at Pasiphae's wedding that stuns her?

5. What does Helios do to Circe when she insists it was her power that changed Scylla?

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