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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. What does Hermes tell Circe about her voice that she has never heard before?
(a) That her voice can speak in many different languages.
(b) That her voice is only a whisper.
(c) That her voice is similar to those of mortals.
(d) That her voice is the most beautiful music in the world.

2. What was Jason trying to obtain from Medea's father?
(a) The golden goblet.
(b) The sword in the stone.
(c) The golden fleece.
(d) The arc of the covenant.

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

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

5. What kindness does Circe do for her uncle who is punished in Chapter 2?
(a) She brings him nectar.
(b) She brings him food.
(c) She frees him from his chains.
(d) She wipes his wounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which god fell in love with Ariadne?

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

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

4. What flower does Circe want the most that grows on Aiaia?

5. Why are monsters a boon to gods?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who begins to start showing up uninvited on Aiaia in Chapter 14?

2. What are Circe's parents' opinions of mortals?

3. Who is the leader of the first ship that lands on Aiaia during Circe's exile and why did he come?

4. What does Pasiphae allude to about her relationship with Perses in Chaoter 11 that shocks Circe?

5. What does Circe do to Scylla?

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

7. What gift does Daedalus give to Circe when she leaves Crete and what does it symbolize?

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

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

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

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