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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Circe ask her grandmother Tethys to help the mortal fisherman she loves?
(a) She asks her to give him a bigger ship.
(b) She asks her to bless his nets so he will catch many fish.
(c) She asks her to kill all the other fishermen.
(d) She asks her to bestow gold and riches upon him.

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

3. What is Circe's house on Aiaia like?
(a) It is a cave.
(b) It is well-stocked with food and fine furnishings.
(c) It is a windowless bungalow made of black obsidian.
(d) It is a rickety shack.

4. Who is the niece of Circe's that she meets for the first time in Crete?
(a) Athena.
(b) Ariadne.
(c) Medea.
(d) Scylla.

5. What flower does Circe want the most that grows on Aiaia?
(a) The periwinkle.
(b) The moly root.
(c) The strutter flower.
(d) The white oleander.

6. Who does Circe have an affair with on Crete?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Theseus.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Daedalus.

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

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

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

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

11. Who comes to look for Medea and Jason shortly after they leave Aiaia in Chapter 13?
(a) Helios.
(b) Aeetes.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Perses.

12. Which sibling was born right after Circe?
(a) Aeetes.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Perse.
(d) Pasiphae.

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

14. Who is the leader of the first ship that comes to Aiaia in Chapter 9?
(a) Daedalus.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Theseus.

15. Who is Circe's first divine visitor to Aiaia?
(a) Hermes.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Athena.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Aiaia significant to Circe?

2. What animal does Circe transform the sailors into in Chapter 14?

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

4. Who is the king of all gods and men?

5. How does Circe travel to Aiaia?

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