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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Scylla transformed into when she is attempting to destroy Aeneas' fleet?
(a) A piece of driftwood.
(b) A bird.
(c) A crag.
(d) A volcano.

2. Which of the following activities does Atalanta challenge her potential suitors to?
(a) A weaving competition.
(b) A cookoff.
(c) A dance contest.
(d) A foot race.

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

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

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

6. What does the water nymph transform the attacking animals into?
(a) Granite.
(b) Ivory.
(c) Gold.
(d) Marble.

7. What does Circe transform the soldiers scouting her island into?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Deer.
(c) Vultures.
(d) Fish.

8. What does Apollo conceal himself behind when he whispers advice to Paris during the war?
(a) The shadow of a mountain.
(b) The trunk of a tree.
(c) A wave in the sea.
(d) A cloud.

9. What is Numa's wife transformed into after she disturbs the landmark in the woods?
(a) A weeping willow.
(b) A pool of water.
(c) A flowering rose bush.
(d) A kingfisher.

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

11. To whom does the council award the armor that has been fought over by Ajax and Ulysses?
(a) To neither of the men.
(b) To both men to split between them.
(c) To Ulysses.
(d) To Ajax.

12. What does everything that Midas touches turn into?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Water.
(c) Gold.
(d) Fire.

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

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

15. What form does Aesculapius take when relieving the Romans of their plague?
(a) A snake.
(b) A dog.
(c) A man.
(d) A dove.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal is Hecuba transformed into after she exacts her revenge on Polymestor?

2. How does Ciprius feel about being exiled from the land?

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

4. At what event does a centaur attempt to rape Hippodames?

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

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