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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 stay with her and practice witchcraft.
(b) She tries to convince Medea to go back to her father.
(c) She tries to convince Medea to seek Helios's aid.
(d) She tries to convince Medea to kill Jason.

2. What is wrong with the sailors Aeetes brings with him to Aiaia?
(a) They have been drugged.
(b) They are enchanted and controlled by Aeetes.
(c) They are malnourished.
(d) They have been badly beaten.

3. Who comes to Aiaia in Chapter 14 that Circe is not happy to see?
(a) A nymph who has been exiled by her father.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Athena.
(d) Helios.

4. How does Circe try to change Scylla back to herself in Chapter 9?
(a) With the strongest drugs she has.
(b) By reasoning with her.
(c) With an ancient transformation song.
(d) By apologizing.

5. What does Pasiphae tell Circe unites them in Chapter 11?
(a) They both want more children.
(b) They both love the same kind of men.
(c) They both want to overthrow Zeus.
(d) They both loathe their family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hermes tell Circe about her voice that she has never heard before?

2. What skill does Circe cultivate during her early days on Aiaia?

3. How does Circe respond to Daedalus when he thanks her in Chapter 9?

4. Who is Circe's father?

5. Who is Medea's father?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Circe help Prometheus in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

6. Why does Circe cast her spell on Scylla?

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

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

9. What advice does Aaetes give Circe the night before she leaves for her exile?

10. What special gift does Helios have that Perse asks him to use at the birth of each of their children?

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