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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 Scylla transform into as a result of Circe's slipping herbs in her bath water?
(a) A snake.
(b) A turtle.
(c) A terrible sea monster with tentacles.
(d) A toad.

2. Who is the king of all gods and men?
(a) Oceanus.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Helios.
(d) Poseidon.

3. What phrase of Daedalus's does Circe remember in Chapter 12 while exiled on Aiaia?
(a) A golden cage is still a cage.
(b) A penny saved is a penny earned.
(c) A goddess's value is in her deeds.
(d) Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

4. Which sibling was born right after Circe?
(a) Perse.
(b) Pasiphae.
(c) Aeetes.
(d) Odysseus.

5. How does Circe try to change Scylla back to herself in Chapter 9?
(a) By reasoning with her.
(b) With an ancient transformation song.
(c) With the strongest drugs she has.
(d) By apologizing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which god fell in love with Ariadne?

2. What is Helios the god of?

3. Who comes to look for Medea and Jason shortly after they leave Aiaia in Chapter 13?

4. Who is the niece of Circe's that she meets for the first time in Crete?

5. Who does Circe take comfort in after her siblings all leave?

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