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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Hercules' death?
(a) Slow.
(b) Messy.
(c) Unnoticed.
(d) Quick.

2. On what continent does Miletus give birth to twins?
(a) Europe.
(b) Africa.
(c) Asia.
(d) Antarctica.

3. What type of flower is Proserpina collecting when Dis first finds her?
(a) Roses.
(b) Violets.
(c) Marigolds.
(d) Salvia.

4. How does Juno punish the servants living in Athamas and Ino's house?
(a) She drowns them in a river.
(b) She feeds them to poisonous snakes.
(c) She turns them to stone.
(d) She transforms them into rats.

5. After Tiresias is struck by a stick, what is changed about him?
(a) His speech.
(b) His gender.
(c) His ability to love.
(d) His height.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the king who rules over Alcathous?

2. In response to Juno's actions against Tiresias, what gift does Jupiter give the old man?

3. Who is Phaeton's father?

4. What is the name of the goddess that threatens Niobe?

5. When Meleager's mother is faced with the prospect of choosing sides between her son and brothers, who does she decide to kill?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Pentheus killed?

2. Why is the beautiful princess transformed into a Crow?

3. What does Minos continually have a recurring dream about?

4. What is Narcissus' reaction to Echo's advances, and how does she respond?

5. What prophecy does Meleager's mother remember in regards to her son's life and death?

6. How does Minerva respond to Arachne's portrait of the gods?

7. How does Io come to be pregnant with Erasmus?

8. What significant events happen surrounding the birth of Hercules?

9. Who do Cupid's first two arrows shoot, and what is the outcome?

10. What is the result of Phaeton's visit to the Sun?

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