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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 Circe try to convince Medea to do before Medea leaves Aiaia with Jason?
(a) She tries to convince Medea to go back to her father.
(b) She tries to convince Medea to kill Jason.
(c) She tries to convince Medea to stay with her and practice witchcraft.
(d) She tries to convince Medea to seek Helios's aid.

2. What great danger does Circe lead the sailors through on the way to Crete?
(a) She leads them past Scylla's ravenous jaws.
(b) She leads them past the mermaids.
(c) She leads them past the kraken.
(d) She leads them past the sirens.

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

4. Who does Circe disguise herself as on the ship to Crete?
(a) Aeetes.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Athena.
(d) Helios.

5. What is Helios the god of?
(a) Fates.
(b) Sun.
(c) Water.
(d) Wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Circe travel to Aiaia?

2. What does Pasiphae's child do to Circe during the birthing process?

3. What does a mortal fisherman offer Circe that she has never tasted before in Chapter 4?

4. Who is the leader of the first ship that comes to Aiaia in Chapter 9?

5. Who is Circe's grandfather?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the first ship of sailors who show up on Aiaia in Chapter 14 do to Circe, and how does she repay them?

2. What does Circe do to Scylla?

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

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

5. How does Aaetes treat Circe when he comes to Aiaia in Chapter 13?

6. Why does Circe cast her spell on Scylla?

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

8. What is Circe's relationship with her brother Aaetes like when they are children?

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

10. What is Prometheus's eventual permanent punishment by Zeus?

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