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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapter Eleven - Chapter Fifteen).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aeetes tell Circe about that he thinks there is great potential power in in Chapter 3?
(a) The ocean waves.
(b) Good food.
(c) Pharmaka.
(d) Weapons.

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

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

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

5. Why has Daedalus been sent for Circe?
(a) To bring her to Crete for execution.
(b) To bring her back to Helios's halls.
(c) To bring her to Crete to attend to her sister Pasiphae's birth.
(d) To bring her to the bottom of the ocean to face Trygon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Daedalus feel about his role in bringing the Minotaur to the world?

2. Why are monsters a boon to gods?

3. What game does Helios habitually play?

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

5. Why is Circe so happy to see the sailors who have lost their way and come to her for aid in Chapter 14?

(see the answer key)

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