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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapter Six - Chapter Ten).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is killed on earth habitually for getting the movements of the sun wrong?
(a) Priests.
(b) Children.
(c) Wives.
(d) Astronomers.

2. What does Circe say when Hermes asks her if she will bear his child?
(a) Not unless he would help her break her exile.
(b) Yes, in ten years' time.
(c) Not unless he would marry her.
(d) No, never.

3. What does Helios do to Circe when she insists it was her power that changed Scylla?
(a) He takes away her voice temporarily.
(b) He burns her badly so she is in pain.
(c) He says she must marry the man she hates the most.
(d) He turns her into a log.

4. Which sibling was born right after Circe?
(a) Aeetes.
(b) Pasiphae.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Perse.

5. What does Circe's brother do to help her heal?
(a) He gives her a flower to rub on her skin.
(b) He gives her a salve and utters a spell to help her skin heal.
(c) He gives her a mirror to reflect the sun on her skin, which helps her heal.
(d) He gives her a pill to swallow, which helps her skin heal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helios say must be done with Circe because of the way she used her powers?

2. Which uncle of Circe's is punished brutally by Zeus?

3. Who is tasked with punishing Circe's uncle for Zeus?

4. What does a mortal fisherman offer Circe that she has never tasted before in Chapter 4?

5. What is Circe's greatest gift in her spells?

(see the answer key)

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