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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. What type of beast does Apollo give Cononis' baby to?

2. What type of plant does Dyrope pick to give to Hercules when he is born?

3. After Arachne is dead, what type of animal does Minerva transform her body into?

4. What animal propels Juno's chariot?

5. In Ovid's version of the creation of the earth, what are the first two forces to be separated?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Ovid, how is the earth created?

2. What happens when Medea attempts to help Pelias' daughter return their father to an age of youthfulness?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Minerva respond to Arachne's portrait of the gods?

8. What happens when Jupiter goes to visit Lycaon?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Many of the gods go through metamorphoses from spirit into animal. Choose two gods who were transformed, explain the circumstances surrounding their metamorphoses, and explain why each object of metamorphoses was chosen explicitly for that god's situation.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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