Metamorphoses Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Metamorphoses Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. After Castillo is reunited with her son, what does Jupiter transform the pair into?
(a) Trees.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Stars.
(d) Clouds.

4. What is the name of the nymph that first falls in love with Narcissus?
(a) Obsession.
(b) Self.
(c) Reflection.
(d) Echo.

5. What does Jupiter transform Io into in the attempts to quench his wife's suspicion?
(a) A swan.
(b) A cow.
(c) A flower.
(d) A rat.

6. In what "age of time" does war begin to break out, but there is still a sense of normality in the daily lives of the people?
(a) The Gold Age.
(b) The Silver Age.
(c) The Bronze Age.
(d) The Iron Age.

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

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

9. What skill do both Arachne and Minerva hold?
(a) Singing.
(b) Painting.
(c) Sculpting.
(d) Weaving.

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

11. How many days does Hercules' mother claim to have been in labor when her son was born?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Nine.
(d) Seven.

12. After visiting a man named Lycaon, what disastrous event does Jupiter create to wipe out humanity?
(a) A fire.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A flood.
(d) A monsoon.

13. What does Juno enlist Tisiphone to do?
(a) Turn Athamas and Ino blind.
(b) Kill all of Athamas and Ino's livestock.
(c) Turn Athamas and Ino mad.
(d) Steal all the riches of Athamas and Ino.

14. As punishment for harming a nymph, what is Dyrope slowly transformed into?
(a) A tree.
(b) A flower.
(c) A bear.
(d) A mountain.

15. Why do Pyramus and Thisbe decide to run away from their families?
(a) Because Thisbe is dying and Pyramus is the only one that can save her.
(b) Because Pyramus is rich and Thisbe is poor.
(c) Because their fathers do not approve of their relationship.
(d) Because their fathers are both murderers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Clytie respond to the Sun's affair with Leucothoe?

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

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

4. Who bursts into Perseus and Andromeda's wedding, causing a disturbance?

5. How does Juno punish the servants living in Athamas and Ino's house?

(see the answer keys)

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