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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 the spell that Circe casts on the Minotaur do?
(a) Charms it so it can not leave its cage.
(b) Makes all its teeth fall out once per month.
(c) Staunches its appetite so it will only want to eat humans at harvest time.
(d) Makes it a completely docile, harmless creature.

2. What creature does Pasiphae give birth to?
(a) The kraken.
(b) The cyclops.
(c) The Minotaur.
(d) The Loch Ness Monster.

3. 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 the bottom of the ocean to face Trygon.
(d) To bring her to Crete to attend to her sister Pasiphae's birth.

4. Who are the two main groups of opposing gods who maintain a fragile peace?
(a) Titans and Italians.
(b) Titans and Olympians.
(c) Olympians and Romans.
(d) Olympians and Trojans.

5. Who is the great craftsman that Circe catches a glimpse of at Pasiphae's wedding?
(a) Icarus.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Daedalus.
(d) Minos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Circe's brother tell Helios about Circe's powers of witchcraft?

2. Which sibling was born right after Circe?

3. What does Helios tell Aeetes he will do to him once he has learned about Aeetes's powers?

4. What does a mortal fisherman offer Circe that she has never tasted before in Chapter 4?

5. What does the leader of the sailors do to Circe in Chapter 14?

(see the answer key)

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