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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 is NOT an argument that Ulysses gives when fighting for the armor?
(a) His ancestral lines.
(b) His fighting history.
(c) His intelligence.
(d) His battle scars.

2. How does Adonis die?
(a) He is drowned by an angry water nymph.
(b) He is trampled to death by stampeding livestock.
(c) He transforms into a flower and lives forever.
(d) He is mauled to death in the woods.

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

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

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

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

7. What gift is Sibyl given from Apollo?
(a) Transformation from mortal to goddess.
(b) The ability to fly.
(c) The ability to propecy.
(d) Eternal life.

8. What sport does Hyacinth excel at?
(a) Pole vaulting.
(b) Disc throwing.
(c) Sprinting.
(d) Hurtle jumping.

9. Who rescues Ulysses from Circe's evil magic, allowing him to rescue his men?
(a) Pluto.
(b) Neptune.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Mercury.

10. What type of bird is Picus transformed into when he rebukes Circe's advances?
(a) A sparrow.
(b) A woodpecker.
(c) A magpie.
(d) A blackbird.

11. 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.

12. Which goddess transforms Pygmalions' wife into a real woman?
(a) Minerva.
(b) Proserpina.
(c) Juno.
(d) Venus.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal makes up half of Pan's body?

2. What does the water nymph transform the attacking animals into?

3. Which of the following animals does Thesion transform into to escape Peleus?

4. How does Julius Caesar react to the omens from the goddess?

5. What is the name of the nymph sent to Alcyone to inform her of Ceyx's death?

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