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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 does Apollo conceal himself behind when he whispers advice to Paris during the war?
(a) A wave in the sea.
(b) The shadow of a mountain.
(c) A cloud.
(d) The trunk of a tree.

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

3. How is Acis killed?
(a) He is starved by the nymph Hunger.
(b) He is smashed by a giant boulder.
(c) He is drowned in a stormy sea.
(d) He is poisoned by a snake bite.

4. How does Galatea respond to Acis' death?
(a) She is amused.
(b) She is relieved.
(c) She is apathetic.
(d) She is heartbroken.

5. Who inspires Myscelus to start the land of Crotana?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Hercules.
(c) King Midas.
(d) Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Diana sacrifice in the place of Iphigenia?

2. Which of the following objects is NOT thrown at Caenis by the centaurs in an attempt to kill him?

3. What is interesting about Cycnus' skin?

4. What type of animal begins attacking Ceyx's livestock?

5. In the epilogue, what does Ovid say about his words?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Orpheus lose his wife, Eurydice?

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

8. Why does Ulysses believe that he should be entitled to Achilles' armor after he dies?

9. Why does Daedalion throw himself off a cliff?

10. What does Alcyone see in her dream brought to her by the nymph Sleep?

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