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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 object represents Meleager's life according to an old prophecy?

2. What is the name of the nymph that first falls in love with Narcissus?

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

4. When Apollo goes missing, what does Mercury steal from him?

5. What is Cephalus doing when he says he was kidnapped by Aurora?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is a Minotaur, and what is Minos' reaction to it?

6. What happens when Jupiter goes to visit Lycaon?

7. Why do Pyramus and Thisbe kill themselves?

8. How does the competition between Minerva and Arachne progress?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, Ovid makes very clear statements about the sanctity of marriage. Compare / contrast two marriages presented in the novel, and explain how each of these marriages forwards the message that Ovid is giving the reader about the sanctity of marriage during the time of the Olympian gods.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Many of the mortals in the novel are great artists, especially with the skill of weaving. Choose two mortal women who used the practice of weaving to get messages across. Describe the weaving that each woman did, and compare / contrast the messages they were sending to the gods through their art.

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