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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Diana sacrifice in the place of Iphigenia?
(a) A lamb.
(b) An calf.
(c) A doe.
(d) A goat.

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

4. How does Hippolytus die?
(a) He is killed by a lightning bolt.
(b) He is bitten by a viper in the woods.
(c) He is dragged to death by his horses.
(d) He falls out of a Juniper tree.

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

6. What does Circe transform Scylla's lower body into?
(a) Mad dogs.
(b) Dead fish.
(c) Poisonous snakes.
(d) Goat legs.

7. What landmark is disturbed when Numa's wife is in the woods mourning his death?
(a) Diana's shrine.
(b) Venus' statue.
(c) The river of Thates.
(d) The wood nymph sanctuary.

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

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

10. Which of the following animals does Thesion transform into to escape Peleus?
(a) A fish.
(b) A bird.
(c) A donkey.
(d) A lion.

11. How do the women of Thracian attempt to kill Orpheus?
(a) By drowning him.
(b) By stoning him.
(c) By poisoning him.
(d) By setting him on fire.

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

13. What slows down the Greeks as they trek toward Troy to find Paris?
(a) A pack of centaurs.
(b) A hot desert.
(c) A famine.
(d) A storm.

14. What is Anaxerta transformed into after she rebukes Iphis?
(a) Salt.
(b) Stone.
(c) Sapphire.
(d) Sand.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caenis request to be turned into when offered a wish from Neptune?

2. Who has stolen Aeneas' daughters and forced them into slavery?

3. Which of the following is NOT an argument that Ulysses gives when fighting for the armor?

4. How does Peleus eventually tame Thesion?

5. What form does Aesculapius take when relieving the Romans of their plague?

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