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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 Peleus eventually tame Thesion?

2. What animal does Jupiter transform himself into when he kidnaps Ganymede?

3. Which god accidentally kills Hyacinth?

4. How does Turnus attempt to exact his revenge on Aeneas after they are both promised the same woman in marriage?

5. What landmark is disturbed when Numa's wife is in the woods mourning his death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ulysses believe that he should be entitled to Achilles' armor after he dies?

2. How does Hippomenes outsmart Atalanta?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Hecuba exact her revenge on her son, Polydorus?

8. What does Ovid predict about the words of his novel in his epilogue?

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

10. Why does Myrrha transform into a tree?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

One of the most famous arguments in Ovid's "Metamorphoses" happens between Ulysses and Ajax after Achilles dies in battle, as both men want to inherit Achilles' armor. Explain the argument that each man gave for deserving the armor, and then explain the effect that the final decision had on the plot of the novel.

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