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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 goddess transforms Pygmalions' wife into a real woman?
(a) Venus.
(b) Juno.
(c) Proserpina.
(d) Minerva.

2. How do the women of Thracian attempt to kill Orpheus?
(a) By poisoning him.
(b) By setting him on fire.
(c) By stoning him.
(d) By drowning him.

3. What ears does Apollo place atop Midas' head?
(a) Donkey.
(b) Goat.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Horse.

4. What soldier is Cycnus worried has infuriated the goddess Diana?
(a) Paris.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Caenis.

5. How does Julius Caesar react to the omens from the goddess?
(a) He ignored them.
(b) He tried to follow them, but failed.
(c) He followed the omens and was successful.
(d) He found the omens silly and amusing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Theseus smash over Eurytus' head, killing him?

2. What type of bird is Daedalion transformed into when he jumps off the cliff?

3. Why is Peleus exiled from Troy?

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

5. What form does Aesculapius take when relieving the Romans of their plague?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Pygmalion meet his wife?

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

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

5. Why does Daedalion throw himself off a cliff?

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

7. Why does Byblis turn into a stream?

8. Why does Myrrha transform into a tree?

9. What is interesting about Aeneas' three daughters?

10. How does Orpheus die?

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