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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of plant does Dyrope pick to give to Hercules when he is born?
(a) A magnolia.
(b) A lily.
(c) A narcissis.
(d) A lotus.

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

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

4. How does Juno punish the servants living in Athamas and Ino's house?
(a) She feeds them to poisonous snakes.
(b) She drowns them in a river.
(c) She turns them to stone.
(d) She transforms them into rats.

5. What type of tree does Jupiter change Daphne into in order to protect her?
(a) A laurel tree.
(b) A hickory tree.
(c) A magnolia tree.
(d) An olive tree.

6. What is Pronce's relationship to Philomena?
(a) They are mother-daughter.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are sisters.
(d) They are best friends.

7. What object represents Meleager's life according to an old prophecy?
(a) A leaf.
(b) A log.
(c) A snowflake.
(d) A river tide.

8. Who bursts into Perseus and Andromeda's wedding, causing a disturbance?
(a) Perseus' wife.
(b) Andromeda's brother.
(c) Perseus' mother.
(d) Andromeda's fiance.

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

10. What type of insect reoccurs in Minos' dreams of the tree?
(a) Ants.
(b) Bees.
(c) Termites.
(d) Locusts.

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

12. When Medea first sees Jason, which of the following best describes her response?
(a) Lustful.
(b) Enraged.
(c) Confused.
(d) Disgusted.

13. After Tiresias is struck by a stick, what is changed about him?
(a) His height.
(b) His ability to love.
(c) His gender.
(d) His speech.

14. In what "age of time" are all the creatures of the earth living harmoniously with one another?
(a) The Gold Age.
(b) The Bronze Age.
(c) The Silver Age.
(d) The Iron Age.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During the competition, what does Minerva's portrait exemplify?

2. What type of flower is Proserpina collecting when Dis first finds her?

3. After visiting a man named Lycaon, what disastrous event does Jupiter create to wipe out humanity?

4. What does Jupiter transform Io into in the attempts to quench his wife's suspicion?

5. What animal does Juno transform Castillo into?

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