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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. What does Circe's first divine visitor ask of her when he comes to Aiaia in Chapter 8?
(a) To take shelter from Athena's wrath.
(b) To eat from Circe's pantry because he is starving.
(c) To store Apollo's lyre there.
(d) To give Circe his son, who is in danger.

2. What does a mortal fisherman offer Circe that she has never tasted before in Chapter 4?
(a) Olives.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Wine.
(d) Bread.

3. Who is the leader of the first ship that comes to Aiaia in Chapter 9?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Daedalus.

4. What is Helios the god of?
(a) Sun.
(b) Fates.
(c) Water.
(d) Wind.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Perses go shortly after Pasiphae's wedding?

2. What does Helios say when Circe confesses that it was she who transformed Scylla?

3. Who does Circe take comfort in after her siblings all leave?

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

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

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