Circe Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Madeline Miller
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 153 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Circe Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Madeline Miller
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 153 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What skill does Circe cultivate during her early days on Aiaia?
(a) Kite-making.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Painting.
(d) Sorcery.

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

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

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

5. Who is the niece of Circe's that she meets for the first time in Crete?
(a) Scylla.
(b) Athena.
(c) Medea.
(d) Ariadne.

6. What was Jason trying to obtain from Medea's father?
(a) The golden goblet.
(b) The golden fleece.
(c) The sword in the stone.
(d) The arc of the covenant.

7. Why is Circe's mother unhappy with Pasiphae's husband?
(a) He is mortal.
(b) He is ugly.
(c) He is poor.
(d) There is a prophecy that he will die young.

8. How does Circe respond to Daedalus when he thanks her in Chapter 9?
(a) She tells him he is a fool to thank her, because it was she who made Scylla.
(b) She weeps in thanks.
(c) She throws herself into the sea in despair.
(d) She tells him she will take all of his future creations to pay his debt to her.

9. How does Circe travel to Aiaia?
(a) By chimney flue.
(b) On an airplane.
(c) In Helios's golden chariot.
(d) By ship.

10. Who comes to look for Medea and Jason shortly after they leave Aiaia in Chapter 13?
(a) Helios.
(b) Perses.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Aeetes.

11. 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 Scylla's ravenous jaws.
(c) She leads them past the mermaids.
(d) She leads them past the kraken.

12. How long does Aeetes tell Circe he has had his powers?
(a) Since he was a teenager.
(b) For several months.
(c) Since she taught them to him.
(d) Since birth.

13. Who is Daedalus's son?
(a) Oedipus.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Paris.
(d) Icarus.

14. What does the spell that Circe casts on the Minotaur do?
(a) Staunches its appetite so it will only want to eat humans at harvest time.
(b) Charms it so it can not leave its cage.
(c) Makes all its teeth fall out once per month.
(d) Makes it a completely docile, harmless creature.

15. What does Circe try to convince Medea to do before Medea leaves Aiaia with Jason?
(a) She tries to convince Medea to stay with her and practice witchcraft.
(b) She tries to convince Medea to kill Jason.
(c) She tries to convince Medea to seek Helios's aid.
(d) She tries to convince Medea to go back to her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Circe's greatest gift in her spells?

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

3. What does a mortal fisherman offer Circe that she has never tasted before in Chapter 4?

4. What does Hermes tell Circe about her voice that she has never heard before?

5. What prophecy does Hermes tell Circe about herself?

(see the answer keys)

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