2. Why are monsters a boon to gods?
(a) Because they kill more people to send to the underworld.
(b) Because they highlight how beautiful gods are with their own ugliness.
(c) Because they have to pay tribute to the gods.
(d) Because they cause people to pray to the gods more.

3. What does Aeetes tell Circe about that he thinks there is great potential power in in Chapter 3?
(a) The ocean waves.
(b) Pharmaka.
(c) Good food.
(d) Weapons.

4. What does Circe take from her father in Chapter 2 in a small act of defiance?
(a) A dagger with an ivory haft.
(b) A golden bowl.
(c) A beautiful necklace.
(d) A sword with rubies.

5. Where is Medea traveling to when she leaves Aiaia?
(a) Rome.
(b) Iolcos.
(c) Crete.
(d) Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, who comes to Circe to lift the curse they carry?

2. What does Daedalus give Circe as a gift?

3. Who killed Ariadne?

4. How does Circe ask her grandmother Tethys to help the mortal fisherman she loves?

5. Which god fell in love with Ariadne?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Circe think the house on Aiaia is so lovely in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Circe help Prometheus in Chapter 2?

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

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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