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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. Who marries Minos, son of Zeus?
(a) Circe.
(b) Perses.
(c) Pasiphae.
(d) Athena.

2. Why is Circe so happy to see the sailors who have lost their way and come to her for aid in Chapter 14?
(a) She is afraid of the animals on the island.
(b) She needs a way to get off the island, and they have a ship.
(c) She has been threatened by Zeus.
(d) She is lonely.

3. Who does Circe have an affair with on Crete?
(a) Theseus.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Daedalus.
(d) Odysseus.

4. Why are monsters a boon to gods?
(a) Because they cause people to pray to the gods more.
(b) Because they have to pay tribute to the gods.
(c) Because they highlight how beautiful gods are with their own ugliness.
(d) Because they kill more people to send to the underworld.

5. Where does Perses go shortly after Pasiphae's wedding?
(a) Persia.
(b) Rome.
(c) Asia.
(d) Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What flower does Circe want the most that grows on Aiaia?

2. Who does Circe disguise herself as on the ship to Crete?

3. Why is Medea cursed when she arrives at Aiaia?

4. What is Circe's greatest gift in her spells?

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

(see the answer key)

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