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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Helios say when Circe confesses that it was she who transformed Scylla?
(a) Helios congratulates Circe on her power.
(b) Helios tells Circe to go and practice her witchcraft more.
(c) Helios does not believe Circe is powerful enough to have transformed Scylla.
(d) Helios tells Circe he is saddened that her power has surpassed his.

2. What does Daedalus build to contain the Minotaur?
(a) The Labyrinth.
(b) The Golden Cage.
(c) The Serpentine Garden.
(d) The Ten-Mile Maze.

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

4. Which sibling was born right after Circe?
(a) Aeetes.
(b) Perse.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Pasiphae.

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

6. Who is Circe's father?
(a) Helios.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Zeus.

7. What game does Helios habitually play?
(a) Football.
(b) Checkers.
(c) Draughts.
(d) Poker.

8. Who does Circe have an affair with on Crete?
(a) Theseus.
(b) Daedalus.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Hermes.

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

10. What is Helios the god of?
(a) Wind.
(b) Water.
(c) Fates.
(d) Sun.

11. What does Circe expect the gods to do to her once they find out she has practiced transformation spells?
(a) Celebrate her.
(b) Give her her own workshop.
(c) Punish her severely.
(d) Bestow her with special extra powers.

12. Which god fell in love with Ariadne?
(a) Helios.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Dionysus.
(d) Zeus.

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

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

15. How does Daedalus feel about his role in bringing the Minotaur to the world?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Resigned.
(c) Proud.
(d) Elated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Circe take comfort in after her siblings all leave?

2. In Chapter 13, who comes to Circe to lift the curse they carry?

3. What does Odysseus ask of Circe before they sleep together?

4. What herb does Odysseus bring to Aiaia with him in Chapter 15?

5. What kind of animal does Helios keep in fields?

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