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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 animal is Hecuba transformed into after she exacts her revenge on Polymestor?
(a) A deer.
(b) A dog.
(c) A crow.
(d) A rat.

2. Where does Scylla hide out after her transformation?
(a) In the shadow of the clouds.
(b) In a tree truck.
(c) In a sea cave.
(d) At the top of Mount Olympus.

3. What slows down the Greeks as they trek toward Troy to find Paris?
(a) A famine.
(b) A hot desert.
(c) A pack of centaurs.
(d) A storm.

4. At what event does a centaur attempt to rape Hippodames?
(a) At a funeral.
(b) At a picnic.
(c) At a dinner party.
(d) At a wedding.

5. What lie is told about Iphis when she is born?
(a) That she was a mortal.
(b) That she was a goddess.
(c) That she was stolen from the womb.
(d) That she was a boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Circe find Scylla when she sets out to poison her?

2. What does Myrrha turn herself into to avoid being killed?

3. What job does Ganymede take over when he lives with Jupiter?

4. What soldier is Cycnus worried has infuriated the goddess Diana?

5. How does Julius Caesar react to the omens from the goddess?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Picus find himself transformed into a woodpecker?

2. How is Memnon remembered after his death at Hercules' hands?

3. What story does Vertumnus tell Pomona, luring her into a relationship with him?

4. How does Ceyx respond to the news that wolves are attacking his livestock?

5. What does Calchas see when the Greeks are chasing after the Trojans, and how is this sighting interpreted?

6. Why does Byblis turn into a stream?

7. What does Ovid predict about the words of his novel in his epilogue?

8. How does Hyacinth find himself transformed into a flower?

9. What question does Tlepolemus ask Nestor during his storytelling, and what is Nestor's response?

10. How does Cipius convince Rome to exile him to his own land?

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