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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. Which family member does Myrrha inappropriately fall in love with?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her son.
(d) Her uncle.

2. What does everything that Midas touches turn into?
(a) Fire.
(b) Gold.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Water.

3. Which of the following animals does Thesion transform into to escape Peleus?
(a) A lion.
(b) A fish.
(c) A donkey.
(d) A bird.

4. What does the water nymph transform the attacking animals into?
(a) Gold.
(b) Granite.
(c) Marble.
(d) Ivory.

5. What is interesting about Cycnus' skin?
(a) It flakes off his body when touched.
(b) It is impenetrable.
(c) It is transparent.
(d) It is the color of gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nestor leave Hercules out of his story about the Trojan War?

2. What does Circe transform the soldiers scouting her island into?

3. What does Pygmalion sculpt his wife out of?

4. What is Scylla transformed into when she is attempting to destroy Aeneas' fleet?

5. How does Galatea respond to Acis' death?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Midas find himself with the ears of a donkey?

2. Why does Byblis turn into a stream?

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

4. How does Pygmalion meet his wife?

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

6. How does Orpheus lose his wife, Eurydice?

7. How does Peleus eventually get Thetis to marry him?

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

9. What story does Hippolytus tell Numa's wife when she is mourning over her husband's death?

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

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