View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Chione liken herself to in beauty?
(a) Diana.
(b) Minerva.
(c) Juno.
(d) Venus.

2. What is Eurydice bitten by on the day of her wedding?
(a) A scorpion.
(b) A spider.
(c) A weasel.
(d) A snake.

3. Which of the following is the way that Cipius finds himself altered by the gods.
(a) He began to moo like a cow rather than speak.
(b) He grew a forked tail, which he attemtped to hide in his trousers.
(c) He grew horns on his head.
(d) His hands were transformed to hooves.

4. Whose oracle does Ceyx seek out for advice after his livestock are attacked?
(a) Aphridite's.
(b) Apollo's.
(c) Andromeda's.
(d) Achille's.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following characters is NOT included as an example in Pythagoras' explanation of aging?

3. To whom does the council award the armor that has been fought over by Ajax and Ulysses?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is interesting about Aeneas' three daughters?

3. Why does Daedalion throw himself off a cliff?

4. How does Hippomenes outsmart Atalanta?

5. Why does Byblis turn into a stream?

6. Why does Myrrha transform into a tree?

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

8. How is Crotana founded?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 842 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample