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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 Hecuba exact her revenge upon her son, Polymestor?

2. What animal makes up half of Pan's body?

3. Where is Achilles struck by an arrow, killing him?

4. What does Myrrha turn herself into to avoid being killed?

5. How do Aeneas' daughters escape their lives of slavery?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pygmalion meet his wife?

2. How does Peleus eventually get Thetis to marry him?

3. What is interesting about Aeneas' three daughters?

4. How does Scylla exact her revenge on Circe?

5. How does Midas find himself with the ears of a donkey?

6. Why does Daedalion throw himself off a cliff?

7. What does Calchas see when the Greeks are chasing after the Trojans, and how is this sighting interpreted?

8. How is Memnon remembered after his death at Hercules' hands?

9. Why does Myrrha transform into a tree?

10. How does Hippomenes outsmart Atalanta?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the gods act violently toward the mortals they rule over. Choose two examples of violence against the mortals and then explain what effect the violent behaviors of the gods had on the balance between the two worlds.

Essay Topic 2

Many mortals throughout the novel chose not to bow down to the power of the Olympian gods. Choose one defiant mortal from the novel and explain why he chose to stand up to the gods. Then, explain what happened as a result of the mortal's defiant behavior.

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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