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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. Which of the following gods creates the four seasons for man?

2. What part of her father's body does Scylla present to Minos in an act of love?

3. What animal does Juno transform Castillo into?

4. What animal does Pyramus think attacked and killed Thisbe?

5. What type of flower is Proserpina collecting when Dis first finds her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Minos continually have a recurring dream about?

3. What condition does Jupiter come up with for the return of Proserpina from the underworld?

4. How does Europa come to be missing?

5. Why is the beautiful princess transformed into a Crow?

6. How does Io come to be pregnant with Erasmus?

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

8. How does Perseus come to marry Andromeda?

9. What prophecy does Meleager's mother remember in regards to her son's life and death?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, there are many symbols of peace that appear in the violent world of the gods. Describe two symbols of peace that appear in the novel, and explain how the symbols came to be.

Essay Topic 2

Ovid's speech and use of poetry in the text is for a specific purpose. Explain why Ovid chose to write his text in this way, and what was accomplished by the use of poetic language and form. Finally, explain what Ovid stated directly about his words in the epilogue of his novel.

Essay Topic 3

Taking a woman by force is an unfortunately common practice in Ovid's "Metamorphoses". Explain how women are treated by the gods in the novel, and how the practice of taking a woman by force relates to the idea of love.

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