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

2. What herb does Odysseus bring to Aiaia with him in Chapter 15?
(a) Periwinkle.
(b) Moly.
(c) Thyme.
(d) Castor.

3. What flower does Circe want the most that grows on Aiaia?
(a) The white oleander.
(b) The periwinkle.
(c) The strutter flower.
(d) The moly root.

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

5. Who is the great craftsman that Circe catches a glimpse of at Pasiphae's wedding?
(a) Icarus.
(b) Daedalus.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Minos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Circe take from her father in Chapter 2 in a small act of defiance?

2. Who kills the Minotaur?

3. What kind of animal does Helios keep in fields?

4. Who comes back to Aiaia with Telegonus after he leaves Ithaca?

5. What great danger does Circe lead the sailors through on the way to Crete?

(see the answer key)

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