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

2. How does Daedalus feel about his role in bringing the Minotaur to the world?
(a) Resigned.
(b) Proud.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Elated.

3. Which uncle of Circe's is punished brutally by Zeus?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Oceanus.
(d) Prometheus.

4. How does Circe travel to Aiaia?
(a) By ship.
(b) On an airplane.
(c) In Helios's golden chariot.
(d) By chimney flue.

5. Who comes to look for Medea and Jason shortly after they leave Aiaia in Chapter 13?
(a) Helios.
(b) Perses.
(c) Aeetes.
(d) Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase of Daedalus's does Circe remember in Chapter 12 while exiled on Aiaia?

2. Which sibling was born right after Circe?

3. What does Daedalus give Circe as a gift?

4. What does the leader of the sailors do to Circe in Chapter 14?

5. Who kills the Minotaur?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do the gods react to Scylla's transformation?

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

5. Why does Circe's mother Perse dislike her almost from the moment of her birth?

6. What does Aaetes tell Circe at Pasiphae's wedding that shocks and saddens her?

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

8. What does Prometheus do that brings Zeus's wrath upon him?

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

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

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