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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 is Hippolytus' name changed to when he is given a second life?

2. Where does Circe find Scylla when she sets out to poison her?

3. What gift is Sibyl given from Apollo?

4. Which goddess transforms Pygmalions' wife into a real woman?

5. Which goddess sends omens to Julius Caesar about his fate?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Orpheus die?

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

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

5. How does Ceyx respond to the news that wolves are attacking his livestock?

6. How does Hippomenes outsmart Atalanta?

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

8. Why does Pythagoras believe that man should abstain from eating meat?

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

10. How does Cipius convince Rome to exile him to his own land?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The forces of nature are very strong throughout the novel. Many characters find themselves transformed into earthly elements such as water, trees, and flowers. Choose two examples of characters that were transformed into earthly elements and explain the circumstances of their transformations, and what their transformations symbolized.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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