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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal is Hecuba transformed into after she exacts her revenge on Polymestor?
(a) A dog.
(b) A rat.
(c) A crow.
(d) A deer.

2. Which family member does Myrrha inappropriately fall in love with?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her son.

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

4. What lie is told about Iphis when she is born?
(a) That she was stolen from the womb.
(b) That she was a boy.
(c) That she was a goddess.
(d) That she was a mortal.

5. How does Turnus attempt to exact his revenge on Aeneas after they are both promised the same woman in marriage?
(a) By burning his ships.
(b) By poisoning the wife.
(c) By killing their first born son.
(d) By stabbing Aeneas' heart.

6. Where does Circe find Scylla when she sets out to poison her?
(a) Swimming in the sea.
(b) Sleeping in her bed.
(c) Eating under a grape tree.
(d) Reading a book in a field.

7. In the epilogue, what does Ovid say about his words?
(a) That they will be read only by philosophers.
(b) That they will be quickly forgotten.
(c) That they will live forever.
(d) That they will change literature.

8. Why does Nestor leave Hercules out of his story about the Trojan War?
(a) Because Hercules wasn't at the battle.
(b) Because Hercules asked him not to.
(c) Because he hates Hercules.
(d) Because Hercules would be embarrassed.

9. Where does Scylla hide out after her transformation?
(a) At the top of Mount Olympus.
(b) In the shadow of the clouds.
(c) In a tree truck.
(d) In a sea cave.

10. What does Caenis request to be turned into when offered a wish from Neptune?
(a) A bird.
(b) A man.
(c) A warrior.
(d) A tree.

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

12. Which goddess convinces the nymphs to transform the gates of Rome back to their original position?
(a) Juno.
(b) Circe.
(c) Venus.
(d) Aphrodite.

13. What type of nymph is Galatea?
(a) A flower nymph.
(b) A fire nymph.
(c) A sea nymph.
(d) A tree nymph.

14. Where does Orpheus go to attempt to win back his wife?
(a) The vally of the gods.
(b) The heavens.
(c) The underworld.
(d) Mount Olympus.

15. How does Hecuba exact her revenge upon her son, Polymestor?
(a) She poisons his stew.
(b) She scalps him while he sleeps.
(c) She sells him to the gypsies.
(d) She gouges out his eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pygmalion sculpt his wife out of?

2. What does Theseus smash over Eurytus' head, killing him?

3. Which goddess sends omens to Julius Caesar about his fate?

4. What does Circe transform Scylla's lower body into?

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the substances that Aeneas' daughters produce?

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