View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Circe's brother tell Helios about Circe's powers of witchcraft?
(a) Circe's brother tells Helios to burn Circe out of existence for lying.
(b) Circe's brother tells Helios that she means to destroy Helios with her powers.
(c) Circe's brother tells Helios he taught Circe all she knows.
(d) Circe's brother tells Helios that her powers are real and that he has similar ones.

2. What does Pasiphae's child do to Circe during the birthing process?
(a) Pushes her across the room.
(b) Stabs her with a small knife.
(c) Bites several of her fingers off.
(d) Hugs her tenderly.

3. Who killed Ariadne?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Ares.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Hermes.

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

5. Who marries Minos, son of Zeus?
(a) Athena.
(b) Pasiphae.
(c) Perses.
(d) Circe.

6. Why are monsters a boon to gods?
(a) Because they highlight how beautiful gods are with their own ugliness.
(b) Because they cause people to pray to the gods more.
(c) Because they have to pay tribute to the gods.
(d) Because they kill more people to send to the underworld.

7. What is the last thing Perses says to Circe before he leaves?
(a) She should go talk to Poseidon to become free.
(b) He loves her very much.
(c) She should practice her witchcraft to take revenge on the family.
(d) At least he will not have to hear her voice anymore.

8. What does Odysseus ask of Circe before they sleep together?
(a) A promise that she would give him all her treasure.
(b) For her to give him the powerful amulet around her neck.
(c) An oath by the River Styx that she would not hurt him.
(d) A promise that she would set his men free.

9. How does Circe try to change Scylla back to herself in Chapter 9?
(a) With the strongest drugs she has.
(b) By apologizing.
(c) By reasoning with her.
(d) With an ancient transformation song.

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

11. What kind of animal does Helios keep in fields?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Cows.
(d) Wolves.

12. What does Pasiphae tell Circe unites them in Chapter 11?
(a) They both love the same kind of men.
(b) They both want more children.
(c) They both want to overthrow Zeus.
(d) They both loathe their family.

13. What flower does Circe want the most that grows on Aiaia?
(a) The moly root.
(b) The strutter flower.
(c) The white oleander.
(d) The periwinkle.

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

15. What does Aeetes tell Circe about that he thinks there is great potential power in in Chapter 3?
(a) Pharmaka.
(b) Good food.
(c) The ocean waves.
(d) Weapons.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Medea's father?

3. Who comes to visit Circe after she confesses about transforming Scylla?

4. What creature does Pasiphae give birth to?

5. What was Jason trying to obtain from Medea's father?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 572 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample