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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) Unnoticed.
(b) Messy.
(c) Quick.
(d) Slow.

2. What does Phaeton request from his father to prove the validity of their relationship?
(a) To flower his earth.
(b) To hold his lightning rod.
(c) To light his sky.
(d) To ride in his chariot.

3. Why does Apollo kill Coronis?
(a) Because she has been unfaithful.
(b) Because she lied about her identity.
(c) Because she has stolen from him.
(d) Because she rebuked his advances.

4. What animal, when mated with a human, produces a Minotaur?
(a) A moose.
(b) A bull.
(c) A cariboo.
(d) A buffalo.

5. What does Jason ask Medea to give his ailing father?
(a) Strength.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Death.
(d) Peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what weapon is Perseus threatened at his wedding?

2. After Arachne is dead, what type of animal does Minerva transform her body into?

3. How does Philomena get messages to Pronce after her tongue has been removed?

4. Why do Pyramus and Thisbe decide to run away from their families?

5. At the opening of the novel, who or what does Ovid evoke to inspire his writing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Andromeda's fiance breaks up her wedding to Perseus?

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

3. How does Perseus come to marry Andromeda?

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

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

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

7. What is the response to the three sisters who sit around gossiping and telling impious stories?

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

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

10. What happens when Jupiter goes to visit Lycaon?

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