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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Circe's house on Aiaia like?

2. Who comes to Aiaia in Chapter 14 that Circe is not happy to see?

3. Who is the king of all gods and men?

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

5. Where is Medea traveling to when she leaves Aiaia?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Theseus manage to kill the Minotaur?

3. What does Circe do to Scylla?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Helios do when Circe contradicts him in front of the other divinities in Chapter 6?

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

10. Who is the first visitor Circe has on Aiaia and why does that person come?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is it enough for Trygon to know that a person who comes to seek his poison is willing to endure endless agony without actually asking the person to go through with it? What is it about Circe's character that allows her to push though her reservations and pass Trygon's test to win the valuable venom? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing when and why Circle finally realizes the gods are so affronted by her powers of witchcraft. In your essay, explain why the gods recoil from Circe and others among them who have similar powers.

Essay Topic 3

From the first ship bearing Daedalus to the small ship Circe finally leaves Aiaia on with Telemachus centuries later, ships play an important role in the action of this novel. Write an essay analyzing the symbolism of ships in Circe.

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