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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Circe's mother?
(a) Pasiphae.
(b) Perse.
(c) Athena.
(d) Thythus.

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

3. What does Helios tell Aeetes he will do to him once he has learned about Aeetes's powers?
(a) The gods will give him the same punishment as Prometheus.
(b) The gods will watch him closely in his kingdom.
(c) The gods will banish him.
(d) The gods will elevate him to stand at Zeus's right hand.

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

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

6. 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.

7. How does Circe respond to Daedalus when he thanks her in Chapter 9?
(a) She tells him he is a fool to thank her, because it was she who made Scylla.
(b) She tells him she will take all of his future creations to pay his debt to her.
(c) She weeps in thanks.
(d) She throws herself into the sea in despair.

8. What is the first animal Circe calls to her?
(a) A lion.
(b) A turtle.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A snake.

9. What is Circe's father's hall made out of?
(a) Mirrors.
(b) White Marble.
(c) Golden threads.
(d) Black obsidian.

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

11. What does Aeetes tell Circe he thinks about what she did to Scylla?
(a) He tells her Scylla might do quite well as a monster because she has her own form of power now.
(b) He tells her Scylla will try to find a way to change herself back.
(c) He tells her Scylla will still marry a god.
(d) He tells her Scylla will try to get revenge on her.

12. What is Circe's greatest gift in her spells?
(a) Healing.
(b) Love draughts.
(c) Mind control.
(d) Transformation.

13. Who comes to visit Circe after she confesses about transforming Scylla?
(a) Perses.
(b) Pasiphae.
(c) Aeetes.
(d) Athena.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which sibling was born right after Circe?

2. Where does Pasiphae get married?

3. What does Circe take from her father in Chapter 2 in a small act of defiance?

4. What does Scylla transform into as a result of Circe's slipping herbs in her bath water?

5. What does Circe's first divine visitor ask of her when he comes to Aiaia in Chapter 8?

(see the answer keys)

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