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

2. How does Ciprius feel about being exiled from the land?
(a) He was terrified.
(b) He was pleased.
(c) He was saddened.
(d) He was apathetic.

3. When Paris runs away from Troy, what has he stolen?
(a) A bag of gold.
(b) The king's boat.
(c) A woman.
(d) A year's worth of grain harvest.

4. Which of the following activities does Atalanta challenge her potential suitors to?
(a) A cookoff.
(b) A dance contest.
(c) A weaving competition.
(d) A foot race.

5. Who sings a song for Eurydice that is so moving, even the harsh Fates begin to weep?
(a) Proserpina.
(b) Pluto.
(c) Venus.
(d) Orpheus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose armor is fought over between Ajax and Ulysses?

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

3. What is Hippolytus' name changed to when he is given a second life?

4. Which of the following is NOT an argument that Ulysses gives when fighting for the armor?

5. Which goddess sends omens to Julius Caesar about his fate?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Pygmalion meet his wife?

3. Why does Myrrha transform into a tree?

4. How is Achilles killed?

5. How does Hippomenes outsmart Atalanta?

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

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

8. How is Crotana founded?

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

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

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