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

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

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

4. Which of the following is NOT an explicit instruction from Jupiter on how the re-population of the earth is to happen?

5. After Tiresias is struck by a stick, what is changed about him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Philemon and Baucis?

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

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

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

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

6. How is Hercules killed?

7. How does Europa come to be missing?

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

9. What happens when Jupiter goes to visit Lycaon?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pythagoras acts as an important speaker at the end of Ovid's novel. Explain the arguments that Pythagoras gave, and how they acted to summarize the messages that Ovid attempted to make throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Many characters are married throughout the course of this novel. Choose two marriages that take place and compare / contrast the events that take place at the ceremonies. Then, explain what message Ovid is giving to the reader about marriage through these two examples.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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