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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Galatea respond to Acis' death?
(a) She is amused.
(b) She is heartbroken.
(c) She is apathetic.
(d) She is relieved.

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

3. How does Orpheus attempt to charm his way out of death?
(a) By reciting poetry.
(b) By painting.
(c) By singing.
(d) By dancing.

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

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

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

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

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

9. Which of the following is the way that Cipius finds himself altered by the gods.
(a) He grew a forked tail, which he attemtped to hide in his trousers.
(b) He grew horns on his head.
(c) His hands were transformed to hooves.
(d) He began to moo like a cow rather than speak.

10. How does Circe attempt to lure Picus into the woods?
(a) With golden apples.
(b) With a pot of silver coins.
(c) With a magical boar.
(d) With a beautiful tree nymph.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Romulus' grandfather, whose throne he restored?

3. How is Acis killed?

4. Who does Chione liken herself to in beauty?

5. What gift is Sibyl given from Apollo?

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