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. Which uncle of Circe's is punished brutally by Zeus?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Oceanus.
(c) Prometheus.
(d) Poseidon.

2. What kindness does Circe do for her uncle who is punished in Chapter 2?
(a) She frees him from his chains.
(b) She brings him food.
(c) She wipes his wounds.
(d) She brings him nectar.

3. Who does Circe take comfort in after her siblings all leave?
(a) Glaucos.
(b) Athena.
(c) Minos.
(d) Scylla.

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

5. What phrase of Daedalus's does Circe remember in Chapter 12 while exiled on Aiaia?
(a) A goddess's value is in her deeds.
(b) A penny saved is a penny earned.
(c) A golden cage is still a cage.
(d) Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

6. 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 sirens.
(c) She leads them past the mermaids.
(d) She leads them past the kraken.

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

8. What does Aeetes tell Circe he thinks about what she did to Scylla?
(a) He tells her Scylla will try to find a way to change herself back.
(b) He tells her Scylla will still marry a god.
(c) He tells her Scylla might do quite well as a monster because she has her own form of power now.
(d) He tells her Scylla will try to get revenge on her.

9. What is the reaction of the gods and nymphs who know Scylla after her transformation?
(a) They are devastated.
(b) They are suspicious.
(c) They are angry.
(d) They are gossipy and gleeful.

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

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

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

13. Who kills the Minotaur?
(a) Icarus.
(b) Theseus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Daedalus.

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

15. What is Circe's greatest gift in her spells?
(a) Love draughts.
(b) Healing.
(c) Transformation.
(d) Mind control.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pasiphae tell Circe unites them in Chapter 11?

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

3. How does Circe try to change Scylla back to herself in Chapter 9?

4. Who is Circe's first divine visitor to Aiaia?

5. What does Scylla transform into as a result of Circe's slipping herbs in her bath water?

(see the answer keys)

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