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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 Odysseus ask of Circe before they sleep together?
(a) For her to give him the powerful amulet around her neck.
(b) A promise that she would give him all her treasure.
(c) An oath by the River Styx that she would not hurt him.
(d) A promise that she would set his men free.

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

3. Which goddess comes to demand that Circe give her son to her so he can be killed?
(a) Medea.
(b) Athena.
(c) Ariadne.
(d) Diana.

4. What does Circe name her son?
(a) Paris.
(b) Telemachus.
(c) Telegonus.
(d) Aeetes.

5. How do Penelope and Circe act towards one another when Penelope first comes to Aiaia?
(a) They fight each other with their powers of witchcraft.
(b) They do not speak at all.
(c) Angrily.
(d) Very politely.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Circe change the mortal fisherman into a god?

2. What does Daedalus give Circe as a gift?

3. What great weapon does Circe bring back to help protect Telegonus on his journey?

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

5. Who is Circe's first divine visitor to Aiaia?

(see the answer key)

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