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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters is NOT included as an example in Pythagoras' explanation of aging?
(a) Hercules.
(b) Venus.
(c) Helen.
(d) Thabes.

2. When Paris runs away from Troy, what has he stolen?
(a) The king's boat.
(b) A bag of gold.
(c) A woman.
(d) A year's worth of grain harvest.

3. What do the gods say that Laomedon must do to his daughter Hesion?
(a) Drown her.
(b) Marry her.
(c) Sacrifice her.
(d) Burn her at the stake.

4. What animal makes up half of Pan's body?
(a) Bull.
(b) Horse.
(c) Goat.
(d) Donkey.

5. Which goddess sends omens to Julius Caesar about his fate?
(a) Juno.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Venus.
(d) Circe.

6. What soldier is Cycnus worried has infuriated the goddess Diana?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Caenis.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Paris.

7. How is Acis killed?
(a) He is drowned in a stormy sea.
(b) He is starved by the nymph Hunger.
(c) He is poisoned by a snake bite.
(d) He is smashed by a giant boulder.

8. How does Peleus eventually tame Thesion?
(a) He paints a portrait of her.
(b) He overpowers her.
(c) He soothes her with poetry.
(d) He ties her up.

9. What animal does Jupiter transform himself into when he kidnaps Ganymede?
(a) A lion.
(b) A kangaroo.
(c) A bird.
(d) A whale.

10. Which of the following objects is NOT thrown at Caenis by the centaurs in an attempt to kill him?
(a) Clouds from the sky.
(b) Whole mountains.
(c) Trees.
(d) Boulders.

11. Which of the following acts is considered treason in Rome?
(a) Building a house on someone else's land.
(b) Leaving home and rebuilding in another city.
(c) Speaking ill of the Olympian gods.
(d) Harvesting your crops early in the season.

12. Who gives Romulus the gift of immortality after her restores his grandfather's throne?
(a) Venus.
(b) Pluto.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Jupiter.

13. At what event does a centaur attempt to rape Hippodames?
(a) At a picnic.
(b) At a wedding.
(c) At a funeral.
(d) At a dinner party.

14. What does Venus give to Hippomenes to distract Atalanta?
(a) Jingling bells.
(b) Furry kittens.
(c) Golden apples.
(d) Silver coins.

15. Which of the following is NOT one of the substances that Aeneas' daughters produce?
(a) Wine.
(b) Oil.
(c) Milk.
(d) Grain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the way that Cipius finds himself altered by the gods.

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

3. What is the name of Romulus' grandfather, whose throne he restored?

4. What is Anaxerta transformed into after she rebukes Iphis?

5. What is Eurydice bitten by on the day of her wedding?

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