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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Medea traveling to when she leaves Aiaia?
(a) Crete.
(b) Rome.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Iolcos.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Medea's father?

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

4. Why is Circe's mother unhappy with Pasiphae's husband?

5. What kindness does Circe do for her uncle who is punished in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Helios's halls made of and why does Circe realize Helios picked this material?

2. Why does Circe's mother Perse dislike her almost from the moment of her birth?

3. How does Circe help Prometheus in Chapter 2?

4. Who is the leader of the first ship that lands on Aiaia during Circe's exile and why did he come?

5. In Chapter 11, what does Pasiphae tell Circe is the only thing that Helios and the rest of the gods care about?

6. What does Helios do when Circe contradicts him in front of the other divinities in Chapter 6?

7. How does Aaetes treat Circe when he comes to Aiaia in Chapter 13?

8. What gift does Daedalus give to Circe when she leaves Crete and what does it symbolize?

9. Who comes to Circe for help lifting a curse in Chapter 13 and what was the curse for?

10. What does Prometheus do that brings Zeus's wrath upon him?

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