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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. In what "age of time" are all the creatures of the earth living harmoniously with one another?
(a) The Bronze Age.
(b) The Iron Age.
(c) The Gold Age.
(d) The Silver Age.

2. Which of the following best describes Hercules' death?
(a) Unnoticed.
(b) Quick.
(c) Slow.
(d) Messy.

3. On what animal does Medea practice her youth-building spell?
(a) Goats.
(b) Cows.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Horses.

4. Where does Salmacis grab Hermaphrodites, begging the gods to make them as one?
(a) In the pool.
(b) In the bedroom.
(c) In the woods.
(d) In the clouds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Medea first sees Jason, which of the following best describes her response?

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

3. What does Minerva disguise herself as when she visits Arachne?

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

5. In Ovid's version of the creation of the earth, what are the first two forces to be separated?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is Pentheus killed?

6. According to Ovid, how is the earth created?

7. What happens when Jupiter goes to visit Lycaon?

8. What is a Minotaur, and what is Minos' reaction to it?

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

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

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