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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what "age of time" are all the creatures of the earth living harmoniously with one another?

2. What animal propels Juno's chariot?

3. Who does Pronce kill in order to get back at her husband, Tereus?

4. Who is Phaeton's father?

5. What does Jason ask Medea to give his ailing father?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Procne respond when she receives news of the way that Tereus is treating her sister, Philomena?

2. Why do Pyramus and Thisbe kill themselves?

3. What happens when Andromeda's fiance breaks up her wedding to Perseus?

4. What significant events happen surrounding the birth of Hercules?

5. What is the result of Phaeton's visit to the Sun?

6. How is Hercules killed?

7. What happens after Juno enlists Tisiphone to help her extract her revenge on Athamas and Ino?

8. Why does Tereus believe that his relationship with Procne is doomed from the start?

9. How are the five families of Thebe formed?

10. What happens when Cephalus calls for a breeze to cool him in the woods?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the most famous arguments in Ovid's "Metamorphoses" happens between Ulysses and Ajax after Achilles dies in battle, as both men want to inherit Achilles' armor. Explain the argument that each man gave for deserving the armor, and then explain the effect that the final decision had on the plot of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

After the flood, there were very specific instructions given to the survivors as to how the world should be repopulated. Explain how the two survivors came to be selected, describe their instructions for re-population, and describe the survivors' reaction to their instructions.

Essay Topic 3

All of Ovid's relationships in the text seem to end the same way - with one or both of the lovers in extreme pain. Choose two relationships featured in the novel and explain how pain inevitably rose from the couple's love.

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