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

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

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

4. Who inspires Myscelus to start the land of Crotana?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Hercules.
(d) King Midas.

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

6. What job does Ganymede take over when he lives with Jupiter?
(a) Cook.
(b) Knight.
(c) Stable boy.
(d) Cupbearer.

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

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

9. Which of the following adjectives best describes Myrrha?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Evil.
(d) Quiet.

10. How does Peleus eventually tame Thesion?
(a) He soothes her with poetry.
(b) He paints a portrait of her.
(c) He overpowers her.
(d) He ties her up.

11. What is the name of the nymph sent to Alcyone to inform her of Ceyx's death?
(a) Echo.
(b) Whisper.
(c) Dream.
(d) Sleep.

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

13. How many gods is Chione impregnated by?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

14. What animal makes up half of Pan's body?
(a) Horse.
(b) Bull.
(c) Goat.
(d) Donkey.

15. What does Caenis request to be turned into when offered a wish from Neptune?
(a) A tree.
(b) A bird.
(c) A warrior.
(d) A man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Numa's wife transformed into after she disturbs the landmark in the woods?

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

3. Which god accidentally kills Hyacinth?

4. What is Hippolytus' name changed to when he is given a second life?

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

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