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

2. How are the sons of Callirhoe altered after Hercules' death?
(a) They begin to grow in height.
(b) The begin to age more slowly.
(c) They begin to grow in girth.
(d) They begin to age more quickly.

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

4. When Meleager's mother is faced with the prospect of choosing sides between her son and brothers, who does she decide to kill?
(a) She kills all of them.
(b) She kills herself so that she won't have to choose sides.
(c) She kills her brother.
(d) She kills her son.

5. What object do Deucalian and Pyrrah throw to the earth, creating humans?
(a) Berries.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Stones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poisonous object does the beast give to Deianara right before it dies?

2. What does Medea agree to do in exchange for marrying Jason?

3. How does Hercules kill the beast that is attacking Deianara in the woods?

4. Where do the furies, including Tisiphone, live?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Europa come to be missing?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happens when Jupiter goes to visit Lycaon?

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

9. Why do Pyramus and Thisbe kill themselves?

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

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