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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. Who is Circe's mother?
(a) Thythus.
(b) Perse.
(c) Athena.
(d) Pasiphae.
2. Who is Daedalus's son?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Paris.
(c) Icarus.
(d) Oedipus.
3. What is the first animal Circe calls to her?
(a) A lion.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A turtle.
(d) A snake.
4. What does Circe try to convince Medea to do before Medea leaves Aiaia with Jason?
(a) She tries to convince Medea to kill Jason.
(b) She tries to convince Medea to go back to her father.
(c) She tries to convince Medea to seek Helios's aid.
(d) She tries to convince Medea to stay with her and practice witchcraft.
5. What great danger does Circe lead the sailors through on the way to Crete?
(a) She leads them past the kraken.
(b) She leads them past the sirens.
(c) She leads them past Scylla's ravenous jaws.
(d) She leads them past the mermaids.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Circe take comfort in after her siblings all leave?
2. What does Daedalus give Circe as a gift?
3. Who is the great craftsman that Circe catches a glimpse of at Pasiphae's wedding?
4. Why is Circe's mother unhappy with Pasiphae's husband?
5. What does Pasiphae tell Circe unites them in Chapter 11?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are Helios's halls made of and why does Circe realize Helios picked this material?
2. What special gift does Helios have that Perse asks him to use at the birth of each of their children?
3. How do the gods react to Scylla's transformation?
4. What does Prometheus do that brings Zeus's wrath upon him?
5. What is Prometheus's eventual permanent punishment by Zeus?
6. What advice does Aaetes give Circe the night before she leaves for her exile?
7. What does Circe teach herself more about little by little in her exile on Aiaia?
8. What does Aaetes tell Circe at Pasiphae's wedding that shocks and saddens her?
9. What does the first ship of sailors who show up on Aiaia in Chapter 14 do to Circe, and how does she repay them?
10. What is Circe's relationship with her brother Aaetes like when they are children?
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