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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapter Eleven - Chapter Fifteen).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does Circe transform the sailors into in Chapter 14?
(a) Tigers.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Turtles.

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

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 turns her into a log.
(d) He says she must marry the man she hates the most.

4. What does Helios tell Aeetes he will do to him once he has learned about Aeetes's powers?
(a) The gods will give him the same punishment as Prometheus.
(b) The gods will watch him closely in his kingdom.
(c) The gods will elevate him to stand at Zeus's right hand.
(d) The gods will banish him.

5. Who are the two main groups of opposing gods who maintain a fragile peace?
(a) Olympians and Trojans.
(b) Olympians and Romans.
(c) Titans and Italians.
(d) Titans and Olympians.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Circe ask her grandmother Tethys to help the mortal fisherman she loves?

2. What does the spell that Circe casts on the Minotaur do?

3. Why are monsters a boon to gods?

4. What does Daedalus build to contain the Minotaur?

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

(see the answer key)

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