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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. Which of the following is NOT an argument that Ulysses gives when fighting for the armor?

2. Which of the following is NOT an argument that Ajax gives when fighting for the armor?

3. What sport does Hyacinth excel at?

4. Who sings a song for Eurydice that is so moving, even the harsh Fates begin to weep?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is interesting about Aeneas' three daughters?

2. How does Scylla exact her revenge on Circe?

3. How is Crotana founded?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Alcyone see in her dream brought to her by the nymph Sleep?

9. Why does Myrrha transform into a tree?

10. Why does Byblis turn into a stream?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

The Olympian gods were often hypocritical in the novel. Choose two examples of rules that the mortals were given that the gods blatantly ignored. Then, explain the effect that the hypocritical nature the gods expressed had on their relationships with the mortals.

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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