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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. How does Circe attempt to lure Picus into the woods?

2. How does the enemy of Rome get in to defeat the city?

3. What is Numa's wife transformed into after she disturbs the landmark in the woods?

4. What is the name of Romulus' grandfather, whose throne he restored?

5. Which of the following characters is NOT included as an example in Pythagoras' explanation of aging?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is interesting about Aeneas' three daughters?

2. Why does Byblis turn into a stream?

3. What story does Hippolytus tell Numa's wife when she is mourning over her husband's death?

4. Why does Daedalion throw himself off a cliff?

5. How does Pygmalion meet his wife?

6. How does Romulus restore the throne of his grandfather?

7. What story does Vertumnus tell Pomona, luring her into a relationship with him?

8. How does Circe exact her revenge on Scylla?

9. How does Hyacinth find himself transformed into a flower?

10. What question does Tlepolemus ask Nestor during his storytelling, and what is Nestor's response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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