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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. How does Hercules kill the beast that is attacking Deianara in the woods?
(a) He wrestles it.
(b) He stabs it.
(c) He drowns it.
(d) He sets it on fire.

2. What is the name of the goddess that threatens Niobe?
(a) Juno.
(b) Latona.
(c) Minerva.
(d) Andromeda.

3. Which of the following adjectives best describes the life of Philemon and Baucis?
(a) Arrogant.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Deceptive.
(d) Poor.

4. Where do Cadmus and his wife live out the rest of their days after their transformation?
(a) In their same home.
(b) In the underworld.
(c) In the woods.
(d) In the clouds.

5. Who does Pronce kill in order to get back at her husband, Tereus?
(a) Tereus' son.
(b) Tereus.
(c) Tereus' mother.
(d) Tereus' father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Juno punish the servants living in Athamas and Ino's house?

2. What type of animal attempts to attack Deianara while she is walking through the woods?

3. During the competition, what does Arachne's portrait exemplify?

4. What animal propels Juno's chariot?

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 are the five families of Thebe formed?

2. How does Europa come to be missing?

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

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

5. What happens when Medea attempts to help Pelias' daughter return their father to an age of youthfulness?

6. How is Pentheus killed?

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

8. How is Hercules killed?

9. Why do Pyramus and Thisbe kill themselves?

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

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