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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 does Aeetes tell Circe about that he thinks there is great potential power in in Chapter 3?
(a) Pharmaka.
(b) The ocean waves.
(c) Good food.
(d) Weapons.

2. What does Daedalus give Circe as a gift?
(a) A scythe.
(b) A loom.
(c) A jewel.
(d) A ship.

3. Who comes to Aiaia in Chapter 15 that is different from all other men Circe has met before?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Jason.
(c) Daedalus.
(d) Paris.

4. In Chapter 13, who comes to Circe to lift the curse they carry?
(a) Ariadne and Medea.
(b) Daedalus and Icarus.
(c) Poseidon and Medea.
(d) Jason and Medea.

5. What creature does Pasiphae give birth to?
(a) The Loch Ness Monster.
(b) The kraken.
(c) The cyclops.
(d) The Minotaur.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the great craftsman that Circe catches a glimpse of at Pasiphae's wedding?

2. What is Helios the god of?

3. How does Circe ask her grandmother Tethys to help the mortal fisherman she loves?

4. What does Aeetes tell Circe he thinks about what she did to Scylla?

5. How long does Aeetes tell Circe he has had his powers?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the gods react to Scylla's transformation?

2. What does Circe do to Scylla?

3. Who is the first visitor Circe has on Aiaia and why does that person come?

4. What special gift does Helios have that Perse asks him to use at the birth of each of their children?

5. Why does Circe think the house on Aiaia is so lovely in Chapter 7?

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

7. How do Daedalus and Icarus escape Crete?

8. Why does Circe cast her spell on Scylla?

9. What does Pasiphae allude to about her relationship with Perses in Chaoter 11 that shocks Circe?

10. What advice does Aaetes give Circe the night before she leaves for her exile?

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