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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 does Venus give to Hippomenes to distract Atalanta?

2. Which god accidentally kills Hyacinth?

3. Which of the following is NOT an argument that Ulysses gives when fighting for the armor?

4. Why is Peleus exiled from Troy?

5. What does Bacchus transform the women of Thracian into in response to their actions against Orpheus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is interesting about Aeneas' three daughters?

2. Why does Daedalion throw himself off a cliff?

3. How does Ceyx respond to the news that wolves are attacking his livestock?

4. How does Cipius convince Rome to exile him to his own land?

5. Why does Myrrha transform into a tree?

6. What does Ovid predict about the words of his novel in his epilogue?

7. How does Circe exact her revenge on Scylla?

8. Why does Pythagoras believe that man should abstain from eating meat?

9. How does Peleus eventually get Thetis to marry him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Olympian gods were often hypocritical in the novel. Choose two examples of rules that the mortals were given that the gods blatantly ignored. Then, explain the effect that the hypocritical nature the gods expressed had on their relationships with the mortals.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, Ovid makes very clear statements about the sanctity of marriage. Compare / contrast two marriages presented in the novel, and explain how each of these marriages forwards the message that Ovid is giving the reader about the sanctity of marriage during the time of the Olympian gods.

Essay Topic 3

Many characters take over as the active narrator in "Metamorphoses". Choose one narrator who functioned as the main storyteller in the novel, and explain how the story was altered by that character's unique voice and perspective.

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