Reading Check questions are designed for in-class review on key plot points or for quick verbal or written assessments. Multiple Choice and Short Answer Quizzes create ideal summative assessments, and collectively function to convey a sense of the work’s tone and themes.

Chapters 1-6

Reading Check

1. What kind of goddess is Circe?

2. Name one of Circe’s siblings.

3. What does “Circe” mean?

4. What is Aeëtes’s first word?

Multiple Choice

1. What determines who Circe will marry, based on Helios’s estimation?

A) her usefulness as part of a political strategy

B) her physical features

C) her language skills

D) her godly powers

2. Why might Circe be particularly sympathetic toward mortals?

A) The gods treat them poorly, just as she has been treated poorly.

B) She has no one else to relate to.

C) She is honored by their offerings to her.

D) The gods have designated her the goddess of mortals.

3. What is the most likely reason that Circe goes to see Prometheus after he’s been whipped? 

A) She wants to take care of him.

B) She wants to show how she is different from her parents and siblings.

C) She wants him to take her away.

D) She wants to know more about humans.

4. What does Aeëtes mean to Circe?

A) He is the only one in her family who has shown her love.

B) He is her ticket to escaping from their family.

C) He is the one person who shares her power.