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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. Where is Medea traveling to when she leaves Aiaia?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Rome.
(c) Crete.
(d) Iolcos.

2. Who is the niece of Circe's that she meets for the first time in Crete?
(a) Scylla.
(b) Athena.
(c) Ariadne.
(d) Medea.

3. What does Circe tell Telemachus about when he asks for stories of Odysseus?
(a) She tells of him all the brutal things Odysseus had done without glossing anything over.
(b) She tells him lies about things Odysseus had done to make him sound worse.
(c) She tells him the things the bards created songs about.
(d) She tells him only of the heroic things Odysseus had done.

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

5. What does Pasiphae's child do to Circe during the birthing process?
(a) Bites several of her fingers off.
(b) Stabs her with a small knife.
(c) Hugs her tenderly.
(d) Pushes her across the room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase of Daedalus's does Circe remember in Chapter 12 while exiled on Aiaia?

2. What does Penelope tell Circe became of Medea?

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

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

5. What does Circe say when Hermes asks her if she will bear his child?

(see the answer key)

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