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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Circe's brother tell Helios about Circe's powers of witchcraft?
(a) Circe's brother tells Helios he taught Circe all she knows.
(b) Circe's brother tells Helios that her powers are real and that he has similar ones.
(c) Circe's brother tells Helios to burn Circe out of existence for lying.
(d) Circe's brother tells Helios that she means to destroy Helios with her powers.

3. Who is the king of all gods and men?
(a) Helios.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Oceanus.
(d) Zeus.

4. 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 does not believe Circe is powerful enough to have transformed Scylla.
(c) Helios congratulates Circe on her power.
(d) Helios tells Circe to go and practice her witchcraft more.

5. Where does Perses go shortly after Pasiphae's wedding?
(a) Persia.
(b) Asia.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prophecy does Hermes tell Circe about herself?

2. Where is Medea traveling to when she leaves Aiaia?

3. Who does the fisherman who becomes a god spurn Circe in favor of?

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

5. Why has Daedalus been sent for Circe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the only reason Helios begins to believe that Circe has real powers?

2. What does Helios do when Circe contradicts him in front of the other divinities in Chapter 6?

3. Who comes to Circe for help lifting a curse in Chapter 13 and what was the curse for?

4. In Chapter 11, what does Pasiphae tell Circe is the only thing that Helios and the rest of the gods care about?

5. How does Theseus manage to kill the Minotaur?

6. Who is Zeus's father and how did he win his place as king of the gods?

7. What are Helios's halls made of and why does Circe realize Helios picked this material?

8. How do Daedalus and Icarus escape Crete?

9. Why is Circe disgusted with Hermes' telling of how Ariadne dies?

10. Why does Circe think the house on Aiaia is so lovely in Chapter 7?

(see the answer keys)

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