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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 kind of a disposition does Circe's infant son have?
(a) Very cranky.
(b) Docile.
(c) Very active.
(d) Extremely sleepy.

2. What monster had Odysseus and his men been ambushed by?
(a) Scylla.
(b) The cyclops.
(c) The kraken.
(d) The huge octopus.

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

4. How long does Odysseus ask Circe to stay on Aiaia?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 6 months.

5. How does Circe respond to Daedalus when he thanks her in Chapter 9?
(a) She weeps in thanks.
(b) She throws herself into the sea in despair.
(c) She tells him he is a fool to thank her, because it was she who made Scylla.
(d) She tells him she will take all of his future creations to pay his debt to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Penelope related to Helen of Troy?

2. Who is Circe's first divine visitor to Aiaia?

3. What vision does Circe see of Telegonus when she asks if a god is trying to harm him?

4. Who is Medea's father?

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

(see the answer key)

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