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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 donkey.
(b) A bird.
(c) A lion.
(d) A fish.

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

3. Which goddess sends omens to Julius Caesar about his fate?
(a) Juno.
(b) Venus.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Circe.

4. What lie is told about Iphis when she is born?
(a) That she was a goddess.
(b) That she was a boy.
(c) That she was stolen from the womb.
(d) That she was a mortal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of bird is Picus transformed into when he rebukes Circe's advances?

2. Who does Chione liken herself to in beauty?

3. How does Hippolytus die?

4. Which goddess transforms Pygmalions' wife into a real woman?

5. Who has stolen Aeneas' daughters and forced them into slavery?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Myrrha transform into a tree?

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

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

4. How does Orpheus lose his wife, Eurydice?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Hecuba exact her revenge on her son, Polydorus?

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

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