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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 does the fisherman who becomes a god spurn Circe in favor of?
(a) Perse.
(b) Pasiphae.
(c) Scylla.
(d) Athena.

2. Who is Circe's father?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Helios.
(d) Odysseus.

3. Which sibling does Circe take on caring for?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Aeetes.
(c) Perses.
(d) Pasiphae.

4. What great danger does Circe lead the sailors through on the way to Crete?
(a) She leads them past Scylla's ravenous jaws.
(b) She leads them past the kraken.
(c) She leads them past the mermaids.
(d) She leads them past the sirens.

5. What is Circe's father's hall made out of?
(a) Black obsidian.
(b) White Marble.
(c) Golden threads.
(d) Mirrors.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the reaction of the gods and nymphs who know Scylla after her transformation?

5. How does Circe change the mortal fisherman into a god?

(see the answer key)

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