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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 type of animal does Meleager kill, giving all of the credit to Atalanta?
(a) A badger.
(b) A buffalo.
(c) A boar.
(d) A coyote.

2. Why does Jason arrive at King Aetes' court?
(a) To return the gold he stole.
(b) To marry Medea.
(c) To take back the golden fleece.
(d) To claim righful ownership to the sword.

3. Where do the furies, including Tisiphone, live?
(a) In the clouds.
(b) In the water pods.
(c) In the underworld.
(d) In the tree branches.

4. What type of flower is Proserpina collecting when Dis first finds her?
(a) Salvia.
(b) Marigolds.
(c) Roses.
(d) Violets.

5. 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 her son.
(c) She kills her brother.
(d) She kills herself so that she won't have to choose sides.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Phaeton's father?

2. What does Jupiter transform Io into in the attempts to quench his wife's suspicion?

3. How many years is Tereus married to Procne before he begins to see other women?

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

5. With what is Phaeton killed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do Pyramus and Thisbe kill themselves?

4. How does Perseus come to marry Andromeda?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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