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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 does Minerva disguise herself as when she visits Arachne?

2. What type of animal attempts to attack Deianara while she is walking through the woods?

3. After Castillo is reunited with her son, what does Jupiter transform the pair into?

4. During the competition, what does Minerva's portrait exemplify?

5. On what continent does Miletus give birth to twins?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Hercules killed?

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

5. How does Europa come to be missing?

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

7. In what ways do the brave villagers in Crete attempt to kill the wild boar that has been terrorizing the village?

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

9. What is the response to the three sisters who sit around gossiping and telling impious stories?

10. Who is Erysichthon and how is he punished for his actions against the nymph?

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

Snakes and birds are the most commonly referred to animals in the text. Explain what each of these animals symbolizes in the Olympian world, and why they were the animals that humans were most commonly transformed into.

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