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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. In what "age of time" are all the creatures of the earth living harmoniously with one another?
(a) The Iron Age.
(b) The Bronze Age.
(c) The Gold Age.
(d) The Silver Age.

2. Over what does Achelous find himself in a fight with Hercules?
(a) A woman.
(b) Gold.
(c) A fish.
(d) Crops.

3. What are the sailors aboard Acoetes' ship transformed into after their failed attempt to kidnap Bacchus?
(a) Starfish.
(b) Dolphins.
(c) Sea urchins.
(d) Mermen.

4. What is Minos searching for in Athens?
(a) An ally to fight with him.
(b) An artist to create with him.
(c) A scholar to study with him.
(d) A woman to marry him.

5. What type of animal does Meleager kill, giving all of the credit to Atalanta?
(a) A buffalo.
(b) A boar.
(c) A badger.
(d) A coyote.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what is the Sun's palace adorned?

2. In Ovid's version of the creation of the earth, what are the first two forces to be separated?

3. What type of insect reoccurs in Minos' dreams of the tree?

4. What is unique about Argus' face?

5. Why does Jason arrive at King Aetes' court?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Erysichthon and how is he punished for his actions against the nymph?

2. How does Procne respond when she receives news of the way that Tereus is treating her sister, Philomena?

3. What happens when Cephalus calls for a breeze to cool him in the woods?

4. How does the competition between Minerva and Arachne progress?

5. Why do Pyramus and Thisbe kill themselves?

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

7. How are the five families of Thebe formed?

8. How is Hercules killed?

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

10. What happens after Juno enlists Tisiphone to help her extract her revenge on Athamas and Ino?

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