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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VI (Chapter Twenty Four - Chapter Twenty Seven).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the last thing Circe says to Helios before he leaves Aiaia?
(a) That she always hated him.
(b) To never return.
(c) That she would cast a nasty spell on him.
(d) To give her greetings to her mother (sarcastically).

3. Why is Aiaia significant to Circe?
(a) She knows it is where her mother was born.
(b) She knows it is where she will have six children someday.
(c) She knows it is where Helios proved his loyalty to Zeus, vanquishing a Titan and drenching the land in blood.
(d) She knows it is where she was fated to die eventually.

4. Who is the king of all gods and men?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Helios.
(d) Oceanus.

5. Who comes to Aiaia with a prophecy for Odysseus?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Helios.
(c) Ares.
(d) Artemis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one ingredient Circe uses in her potion to protect Telegonus?

2. What is the whirlpool near Scylla named?

3. What is Circe's father's hall made out of?

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

5. How does Daedalus feel about his role in bringing the Minotaur to the world?

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