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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pyramus kill himself?
(a) He drowns himself in the sea.
(b) He tears his own heart in two.
(c) He stabs himself with a sword.
(d) He drinks a vile of poison.

2. What does Medea instruct Pelias' daughters to do to their father?
(a) Remove the skin from his body.
(b) Shave off all their father's hair.
(c) Drain him of his blood.
(d) Cut off one of their father's toes.

3. Who is Venus having an affair with when her husband, Vulcan, discovers them?
(a) Mars.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Pluto.

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

5. How are the sons of Callirhoe altered after Hercules' death?
(a) They begin to age more quickly.
(b) The begin to age more slowly.
(c) They begin to grow in girth.
(d) They begin to grow in height.

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

7. Who is Phaeton's father?
(a) The Wind.
(b) The Sea.
(c) The Moon.
(d) The Sun.

8. In her conversation with the raven, what does the crow claim to have been before her transformation?
(a) A nymph.
(b) A princess.
(c) A warrior.
(d) A goddess.

9. What does Minerva disguise herself as when she visits Arachne?
(a) A princess.
(b) A young girl.
(c) An old woman.
(d) A swan.

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

11. What animal does Pyramus think attacked and killed Thisbe?
(a) A bear.
(b) A lion.
(c) A vulture.
(d) A shark.

12. What does Medea agree to do in exchange for marrying Jason?
(a) Help him through magical tasks.
(b) Complete the tasks for Jason.
(c) Kill her father so that Jason will not have to complete the tasks.
(d) Beg her father to rethink the tasks.

13. On what continent does Miletus give birth to twins?
(a) Antarctica.
(b) Asia.
(c) Africa.
(d) Europe.

14. How many children does Niobe lose after she refuses to comply with the gods?
(a) Twenty-one.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.

15. After Juno is so enraged with Tiresias' answer to her question, what does she do to him?
(a) She deafens him.
(b) She shrinks him.
(c) She mutes him.
(d) She blinds him.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what type of material are Icarus' wings fashioned?

2. With what weapon is Perseus threatened at his wedding?

3. After Arachne is dead, what type of animal does Minerva transform her body into?

4. In hearing of Mercury's affections for Herse, what goddess does Minerva transform herself into?

5. Where does Salmacis grab Hermaphrodites, begging the gods to make them as one?

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