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

2. Whose armor is fought over between Ajax and Ulysses?
(a) Argus'.
(b) Apollo's.
(c) Achilles'.
(d) Agamemnon's.

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

4. Which of the following is NOT an argument that Ajax gives when fighting for the armor?
(a) His battle scars.
(b) His strong body.
(c) His fighting history.
(d) His ancestral lines.

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

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

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

8. Where is Achilles struck by an arrow, killing him?
(a) In the stomach.
(b) In the heel.
(c) In the neck.
(d) In the elbow.

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

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

11. Who does Chione liken herself to in beauty?
(a) Diana.
(b) Minerva.
(c) Venus.
(d) Juno.

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

13. What is the name of Romulus' grandfather, whose throne he restored?
(a) Numitor.
(b) Theulecian.
(c) Bromulous.
(d) Croneus.

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

15. What is Eurydice bitten by on the day of her wedding?
(a) A weasel.
(b) A spider.
(c) A scorpion.
(d) A snake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nestor leave Hercules out of his story about the Trojan War?

2. How does Adonis die?

3. Which of the following adjectives best describes Myrrha?

4. What type of nymph is Galatea?

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

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