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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Helios say must be done with Circe because of the way she used her powers?
(a) She will receive the same punishment as Prometheus.
(b) She is banished to an island in exile.
(c) She will be forced to change others into monsters.
(d) She is sentenced to live under the sea all her days with Trygon.

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

3. Who does Circe take comfort in after her siblings all leave?
(a) Scylla.
(b) Athena.
(c) Glaucos.
(d) Minos.

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

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

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

7. Which uncle of Circe's is punished brutally by Zeus?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Prometheus.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Oceanus.

8. Who comes to Aiaia in Chapter 14 that Circe is not happy to see?
(a) Zeus.
(b) A nymph who has been exiled by her father.
(c) Athena.
(d) Helios.

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

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

11. What kind of animal does Helios keep in fields?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Cows.

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

13. What does Odysseus ask of Circe before they sleep together?
(a) For her to give him the powerful amulet around her neck.
(b) A promise that she would set his men free.
(c) A promise that she would give him all her treasure.
(d) An oath by the River Styx that she would not hurt him.

14. 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 needs a way to get off the island, and they have a ship.
(b) She has been threatened by Zeus.
(c) She is afraid of the animals on the island.
(d) She is lonely.

15. How does Circe try to change Scylla back to herself in Chapter 9?
(a) With the strongest drugs she has.
(b) By reasoning with her.
(c) By apologizing.
(d) With an ancient transformation song.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Circe's brother tell Helios about Circe's powers of witchcraft?

2. What does Circe say when Hermes asks her if she will bear his child?

3. Who comes to visit Circe after she confesses about transforming Scylla?

4. Who is the niece of Circe's that she meets for the first time in Crete?

5. What is the first animal Circe calls to her?

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