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

2. What does Aeetes tell Circe at Pasiphae's wedding that stuns her?
(a) He has been given his own kingdom and is leaving.
(b) He has been condemned to death.
(c) He is becoming an evil sorcerer.
(d) He has been exiled by Helios.

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

4. Who comes to visit Circe after she confesses about transforming Scylla?
(a) Pasiphae.
(b) Aeetes.
(c) Athena.
(d) Perses.

5. What animal does Circe transform the sailors into in Chapter 14?
(a) Tigers.
(b) Turtles.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Pigs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Circe respond to Daedalus when he thanks her in Chapter 9?

3. Who does Circe disguise herself as on the ship to Crete?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Circe disgusted with Hermes' telling of how Ariadne dies?

2. What is the only reason Helios begins to believe that Circe has real powers?

3. What does Circe do to Scylla?

4. How does Theseus manage to kill the Minotaur?

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

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

9. What is Prometheus's eventual permanent punishment by Zeus?

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

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