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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. Where does Perses go shortly after Pasiphae's wedding?
(a) Rome.
(b) Persia.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Asia.
2. How does Circe respond to Daedalus when he thanks her in Chapter 9?
(a) She throws herself into the sea in despair.
(b) She tells him she will take all of his future creations to pay his debt to her.
(c) She tells him he is a fool to thank her, because it was she who made Scylla.
(d) She weeps in thanks.
3. In Chapter 13, who comes to Circe to lift the curse they carry?
(a) Jason and Medea.
(b) Poseidon and Medea.
(c) Ariadne and Medea.
(d) Daedalus and Icarus.
4. 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 lonely.
(d) She is afraid of the animals on the island.
5. What game does Helios habitually play?
(a) Football.
(b) Draughts.
(c) Poker.
(d) Checkers.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who comes to look for Medea and Jason shortly after they leave Aiaia in Chapter 13?
2. What is Helios the god of?
3. Who are the two main groups of opposing gods who maintain a fragile peace?
4. How long does Aeetes tell Circe he has had his powers?
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. Why does Circe's mother Perse dislike her almost from the moment of her birth?
3. What does Circe teach herself more about little by little in her exile on Aiaia?
4. What advice does Aaetes give Circe the night before she leaves for her exile?
5. Who is the leader of the first ship that lands on Aiaia during Circe's exile and why did he come?
6. Why does Circe cast her spell on Scylla?
7. Who comes to Circe for help lifting a curse in Chapter 13 and what was the curse for?
8. What is Circe's relationship with her brother Aaetes like when they are children?
9. How does Theseus manage to kill the Minotaur?
10. Who begins to start showing up uninvited on Aiaia in Chapter 14?
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