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

2. 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.

3. What does Medea agree to do in exchange for marrying Jason?
(a) Help him through magical tasks.
(b) Kill her father so that Jason will not have to complete the tasks.
(c) Complete the tasks for Jason.
(d) Beg her father to rethink the tasks.

4. Who is Phaeton's father?
(a) The Sun.
(b) The Wind.
(c) The Sea.
(d) The Moon.

5. After visiting a man named Lycaon, what disastrous event does Jupiter create to wipe out humanity?
(a) A monsoon.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A fire.
(d) A flood.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In hearing of Mercury's affections for Herse, what goddess does Minerva transform herself into?

3. After Castillo is reunited with her son, what does Jupiter transform the pair into?

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

5. What do the tears of the sea nymph who sees Dis steal Proserpina transform into?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways do the brave villagers in Crete attempt to kill the wild boar that has been terrorizing the village?

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

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

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

5. How is Pentheus killed?

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

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

8. Why do Pyramus and Thisbe kill themselves?

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

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

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