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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Jason trying to obtain from Medea's father?
(a) The arc of the covenant.
(b) The sword in the stone.
(c) The golden fleece.
(d) The golden goblet.

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

3. What herb does Odysseus bring to Aiaia with him in Chapter 15?
(a) Periwinkle.
(b) Moly.
(c) Castor.
(d) Thyme.

4. Why is Medea cursed when she arrives at Aiaia?
(a) She murdered her own brother.
(b) She killed her mother by mistake.
(c) She made a deal with the devil.
(d) She tried to kill herself.

5. What does Circe take from her father in Chapter 2 in a small act of defiance?
(a) A sword with rubies.
(b) A golden bowl.
(c) A dagger with an ivory haft.
(d) A beautiful necklace.

6. Who kills the Minotaur?
(a) Theseus.
(b) Icarus.
(c) Daedalus.
(d) Apollo.

7. Who does the fisherman who becomes a god spurn Circe in favor of?
(a) Scylla.
(b) Pasiphae.
(c) Athena.
(d) Perse.

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

9. Who is Medea's father?
(a) Aeetes.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Perses.
(d) Zeus.

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

11. What does Circe's brother do to help her heal?
(a) He gives her a pill to swallow, which helps her skin heal.
(b) He gives her a mirror to reflect the sun on her skin, which helps her heal.
(c) He gives her a salve and utters a spell to help her skin heal.
(d) He gives her a flower to rub on her skin.

12. Who is killed on earth habitually for getting the movements of the sun wrong?
(a) Astronomers.
(b) Children.
(c) Wives.
(d) Priests.

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

14. 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 has been exiled by Helios.
(d) He is becoming an evil sorcerer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Circe's house on Aiaia like?

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

3. What does Circe expect the gods to do to her once they find out she has practiced transformation spells?

4. Which uncle of Circe's is punished brutally by Zeus?

5. Who is tasked with punishing Circe's uncle for Zeus?

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