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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of her father's body does Scylla present to Minos in an act of love?
(a) His scalp.
(b) His spine.
(c) His eyes.
(d) His heart.

2. What type of beast does Apollo give Cononis' baby to?
(a) A mermaid.
(b) A giant.
(c) An ogre.
(d) A centaur.

3. When the nymphs come to bury Narcissus' body, what is the only thing that they find by the pool of water?
(a) His reflection.
(b) Bones.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Dirt.

4. What type of bird does Scylla's father transform into after his death?
(a) A hawk.
(b) A swan.
(c) A flamingo.
(d) A penguin.

5. What does Phaeton request from his father to prove the validity of their relationship?
(a) To light his sky.
(b) To ride in his chariot.
(c) To flower his earth.
(d) To hold his lightning rod.

6. Where does Salmacis grab Hermaphrodites, begging the gods to make them as one?
(a) In the bedroom.
(b) In the clouds.
(c) In the pool.
(d) In the woods.

7. What type of animal attempts to attack Deianara while she is walking through the woods?
(a) A minotaur.
(b) A unicorn.
(c) A centaur.
(d) A giant.

8. What color is Scylla's father's hair?
(a) Purple.
(b) Blue.
(c) Pink.
(d) Green.

9. What animal propels Juno's chariot?
(a) Winged horses.
(b) Ravens.
(c) Peacocks.
(d) Centaurs.

10. With what weapon is Perseus threatened at his wedding?
(a) A slingshot.
(b) A gun.
(c) A sword.
(d) A spear.

11. Who does Cupid's first arrow hit?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Io.
(d) Olympus.

12. What does Jason ask Medea to give his ailing father?
(a) Death.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Peace.
(d) Strength.

13. In Ovid's version of the creation of the earth, what are the first two forces to be separated?
(a) Land from water.
(b) Heavy air from light air.
(c) Humans from gods.
(d) Light from dark.

14. What type of animal does Meleager kill, giving all of the credit to Atalanta?
(a) A badger.
(b) A boar.
(c) A coyote.
(d) A buffalo.

15. After Minerva begins to beat her, how does Arachne commit suicide?
(a) She stabs herself through the heart.
(b) She holds her breath until she dies.
(c) She drinks poison.
(d) She hangs herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object represents Meleager's life according to an old prophecy?

2. What is the name of the king who rules over Alcathous?

3. Which of the following is NOT an explicit instruction from Jupiter on how the re-population of the earth is to happen?

4. How does Philomena get messages to Pronce after her tongue has been removed?

5. What does Medea instruct Pelias' daughters to do to their father?

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