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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 family member does Byblis inappropriately fall in love with?

2. Why does Nestor leave Hercules out of his story about the Trojan War?

3. What is interesting about Cycnus' skin?

4. Whose armor is fought over between Ajax and Ulysses?

5. What does Bacchus transform the women of Thracian into in response to their actions against Orpheus?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Crotana founded?

4. How does Hippomenes outsmart Atalanta?

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

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

7. How does Orpheus die?

8. Why does Myrrha transform into a tree?

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

10. How does Circe exact her revenge on Scylla?

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

Storytelling is an important asset to Ovid as he progresses through this novel. Explain how storytelling presents itself in the novel, and then compare / contrast storytelling and plot as they appear as themes in the novel as a whole.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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