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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapter Twenty One - Chapter Twenty Three).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Circe disguise herself as on the ship to Crete?
(a) Aeetes.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Athena.
(d) Helios.

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

3. Where must Odysseus pass by on his way back to Ithaca?
(a) Crete.
(b) Rome.
(c) Thrinakia.
(d) Egypt.

4. Why does Circe suspect the goddess of childbirth does not come when she calls her?
(a) The gods do not want her child to be born.
(b) The gods are jealous.
(c) The gods are angry for what she did with Prometheus.
(d) The gods want her to suffer much pain.

5. How long does Aeetes tell Circe he has had his powers?
(a) Since she taught them to him.
(b) Since he was a teenager.
(c) For several months.
(d) Since birth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills the Minotaur?

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

3. How do Penelope and Circe act towards one another when Penelope first comes to Aiaia?

4. Why is Circe's mother unhappy with Pasiphae's husband?

5. What does Circe's brother do to help her heal?

(see the answer key)

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