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

2. What form does Aesculapius take when relieving the Romans of their plague?
(a) A snake.
(b) A man.
(c) A dog.
(d) A dove.

3. In the epilogue, what does Ovid say about his words?
(a) That they will change literature.
(b) That they will live forever.
(c) That they will be read only by philosophers.
(d) That they will be quickly forgotten.

4. What landmark is disturbed when Numa's wife is in the woods mourning his death?
(a) Diana's shrine.
(b) The wood nymph sanctuary.
(c) Venus' statue.
(d) The river of Thates.

5. How does Circe attempt to lure Picus into the woods?
(a) With a pot of silver coins.
(b) With golden apples.
(c) With a beautiful tree nymph.
(d) With a magical boar.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Acis killed?

2. What does Apollo conceal himself behind when he whispers advice to Paris during the war?

3. What animal is Hecuba transformed into after she exacts her revenge on Polymestor?

4. Who does Chione liken herself to in beauty?

5. Which family member does Myrrha inappropriately fall in love with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is interesting about Aeneas' three daughters?

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

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

4. How does Orpheus die?

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

6. How does Hippomenes outsmart Atalanta?

7. How does Romulus restore the throne of his grandfather?

8. How does Pygmalion meet his wife?

9. How does Scylla exact her revenge on Circe?

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

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