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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Helios do to Circe when she insists it was her power that changed Scylla?
(a) He burns her badly so she is in pain.
(b) He turns her into a log.
(c) He takes away her voice temporarily.
(d) He says she must marry the man she hates the most.

2. What does the leader of the sailors do to Circe in Chapter 14?
(a) Slaughters her animals against her wishes.
(b) Takes her prisoner on his ship.
(c) Steals her finest bowls.
(d) Rapes her.

3. 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.

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

5. How does Circe change the mortal fisherman into a god?
(a) She uses flowers drenched in divine blood.
(b) She uses ancient scrolls and teaches herself spoken charms.
(c) She uses sacred shells from Poseidon.
(d) She uses enchanted yarn from a divine cloak.

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

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

8. What does Daedalus build to contain the Minotaur?
(a) The Serpentine Garden.
(b) The Ten-Mile Maze.
(c) The Golden Cage.
(d) The Labyrinth.

9. 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.

10. Who is tasked with punishing Circe's uncle for Zeus?
(a) Hades.
(b) A Fury.
(c) A Fate.
(d) Poseidon.

11. Why is Circe so happy to see the sailors who have lost their way and come to her for aid in Chapter 14?
(a) She has been threatened by Zeus.
(b) She is afraid of the animals on the island.
(c) She needs a way to get off the island, and they have a ship.
(d) She is lonely.

12. What is the last thing Perses says to Circe before he leaves?
(a) He loves her very much.
(b) She should go talk to Poseidon to become free.
(c) She should practice her witchcraft to take revenge on the family.
(d) At least he will not have to hear her voice anymore.

13. What skill does Circe cultivate during her early days on Aiaia?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Kite-making.
(c) Sorcery.
(d) Painting.

14. Who is the great craftsman that Circe catches a glimpse of at Pasiphae's wedding?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Daedalus.
(c) Icarus.
(d) Minos.

15. Who is Daedalus's son?
(a) Icarus.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Paris.
(d) Oedipus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is killed on earth habitually for getting the movements of the sun wrong?

2. Where does Perses go shortly after Pasiphae's wedding?

3. What does Helios say must be done with Circe because of the way she used her powers?

4. Who marries Minos, son of Zeus?

5. What does Helios tell Aeetes he will do to him once he has learned about Aeetes's powers?

(see the answer keys)

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