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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapter Sixteen - Chapter Twenty).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Circe try to convince Medea to do before Medea leaves Aiaia with Jason?
(a) She tries to convince Medea to stay with her and practice witchcraft.
(b) She tries to convince Medea to go back to her father.
(c) She tries to convince Medea to seek Helios's aid.
(d) She tries to convince Medea to kill Jason.

2. Who gives Odysseus the gift of the contrary winds to speed his way on the ship?
(a) Icarus.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Daedalus.
(d) King Aeolus.

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

4. What does Helios tell Aeetes he will do to him once he has learned about Aeetes's powers?
(a) The gods will give him the same punishment as Prometheus.
(b) The gods will banish him.
(c) The gods will elevate him to stand at Zeus's right hand.
(d) The gods will watch him closely in his kingdom.

5. What does Hermes tell Circe about her voice that she has never heard before?
(a) That her voice is similar to those of mortals.
(b) That her voice is only a whisper.
(c) That her voice can speak in many different languages.
(d) That her voice is the most beautiful music in the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are monsters a boon to gods?

2. Who killed Ariadne?

3. What prophecy does Odysseus hear about his own death?

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

5. Which god fell in love with Ariadne?

(see the answer key)

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