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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. As Cadmus and his wife mourn Athamas and Ino, what animals are they turned into by their grief?
(a) Dolphins.
(b) Goldfish.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Toads.

2. During the competition, what does Minerva's portrait exemplify?
(a) The glory of the Olympian gods.
(b) The violence of the Olympian gods.
(c) The beauty of the Athens landscape.
(d) The dangers of the underworld.

3. After Arachne is dead, what type of animal does Minerva transform her body into?
(a) A spider.
(b) A ladybug.
(c) A moth.
(d) A cockroach.

4. What object represents Meleager's life according to an old prophecy?
(a) A leaf.
(b) A log.
(c) A river tide.
(d) A snowflake.

5. In Ovid's version of the creation of the earth, what are the first two forces to be separated?
(a) Heavy air from light air.
(b) Land from water.
(c) Humans from gods.
(d) Light from dark.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what type of material are Icarus' wings fashioned?

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

3. What type of bird are Pierus' daughters transformed into?

4. What object do Deucalian and Pyrrah throw to the earth, creating humans?

5. On what animal does Medea practice her youth-building spell?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are the five families of Thebe formed?

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

4. Why does Tereus believe that his relationship with Procne is doomed from the start?

5. According to Ovid, how is the earth created?

6. Why do Pyramus and Thisbe kill themselves?

7. How does Europa come to be missing?

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

9. What condition does Jupiter come up with for the return of Proserpina from the underworld?

10. What happens when Jupiter goes to visit Lycaon?

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