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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VI (Chapter Twenty Four - Chapter Twenty Seven).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of Odysseus's men likes to sleep on Circe's roof?
(a) Asher.
(b) Paris.
(c) Elpenor.
(d) Dan.

3. What skill does Circe cultivate during her early days on Aiaia?
(a) Kite-making.
(b) Painting.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Sorcery.

4. What game does Helios habitually play?
(a) Poker.
(b) Draughts.
(c) Checkers.
(d) Football.

5. What does Circe take from her old homeland?
(a) Her old gold.
(b) Her old crown.
(c) The flowers that have the power to transform that she first used on Glaucos and Scylla.
(d) Her father's staff.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the goddess of childbirth?

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

4. What was Jason trying to obtain from Medea's father?

5. Which animal does Telegonus take on Athena's ship with him?

(see the answer key)

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