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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 Theseus smash over Eurytus' head, killing him?
(a) A tree branch.
(b) A boat anchor.
(c) A glass bowl.
(d) A boulder.

2. What slows down the Greeks as they trek toward Troy to find Paris?
(a) A famine.
(b) A pack of centaurs.
(c) A hot desert.
(d) A storm.

3. What does everything that Midas touches turn into?
(a) Water.
(b) Fire.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Gold.

4. Where does Scylla hide out after her transformation?
(a) In a tree truck.
(b) In a sea cave.
(c) At the top of Mount Olympus.
(d) In the shadow of the clouds.

5. What do the gods say that Laomedon must do to his daughter Hesion?
(a) Burn her at the stake.
(b) Sacrifice her.
(c) Marry her.
(d) Drown her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Orpheus attempt to charm his way out of death?

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

4. How many gods is Chione impregnated by?

5. What animal does Jupiter transform himself into when he kidnaps Ganymede?

Short Essay Questions

1. What question does Tlepolemus ask Nestor during his storytelling, and what is Nestor's response?

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

3. How does Circe exact her revenge on Scylla?

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

5. Why does Daedalion throw himself off a cliff?

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

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

8. How does Hippomenes outsmart Atalanta?

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

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

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