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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. At what event does a centaur attempt to rape Hippodames?
(a) At a picnic.
(b) At a funeral.
(c) At a dinner party.
(d) At a wedding.

2. In the epilogue, what does Ovid say about his words?
(a) That they will live forever.
(b) That they will be quickly forgotten.
(c) That they will be read only by philosophers.
(d) That they will change literature.

3. Which of the following is NOT an argument that Ajax gives when fighting for the armor?
(a) His battle scars.
(b) His fighting history.
(c) His ancestral lines.
(d) His strong body.

4. Which family member does Byblis inappropriately fall in love with?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her son.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her uncle.

5. What is the name of Romulus' grandfather, whose throne he restored?
(a) Numitor.
(b) Croneus.
(c) Bromulous.
(d) Theulecian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does everything that Midas touches turn into?

2. How do Aeneas' daughters escape their lives of slavery?

3. Which goddess transforms Pygmalions' wife into a real woman?

4. Which of the following characters is NOT included as an example in Pythagoras' explanation of aging?

5. How does Circe attempt to lure Picus into the woods?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Memnon remembered after his death at Hercules' hands?

2. What story does Vertumnus tell Pomona, luring her into a relationship with him?

3. How does Pygmalion meet his wife?

4. How is Achilles killed?

5. How does Midas find himself with the ears of a donkey?

6. What does Calchas see when the Greeks are chasing after the Trojans, and how is this sighting interpreted?

7. What does Alcyone see in her dream brought to her by the nymph Sleep?

8. What happens during the battle between Achilles and Cycnus?

9. What is interesting about Aeneas' three daughters?

10. What question does Tlepolemus ask Nestor during his storytelling, and what is Nestor's response?

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