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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days does Hercules' mother claim to have been in labor when her son was born?
(a) Seven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

2. What does Medea agree to do in exchange for marrying Jason?
(a) Help him through magical tasks.
(b) Complete the tasks for Jason.
(c) Beg her father to rethink the tasks.
(d) Kill her father so that Jason will not have to complete the tasks.

3. What does Juno enlist Tisiphone to do?
(a) Turn Athamas and Ino mad.
(b) Kill all of Athamas and Ino's livestock.
(c) Turn Athamas and Ino blind.
(d) Steal all the riches of Athamas and Ino.

4. With what type of material are Icarus' wings fashioned?
(a) Lead.
(b) Sand.
(c) Gold.
(d) Wax.

5. What type of flower is Proserpina collecting when Dis first finds her?
(a) Roses.
(b) Salvia.
(c) Marigolds.
(d) Violets.

6. When the nymphs come to bury Narcissus' body, what is the only thing that they find by the pool of water?
(a) Flowers.
(b) His reflection.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Bones.

7. What type of tree does Jupiter change Daphne into in order to protect her?
(a) A hickory tree.
(b) An olive tree.
(c) A magnolia tree.
(d) A laurel tree.

8. What is Pronce's relationship to Philomena?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They are sisters.
(c) They are mother-daughter.
(d) They are best friends.

9. What type of bird are Pierus' daughters transformed into?
(a) Cardinals.
(b) Kingfishers.
(c) Magpies.
(d) Mockingbirds.

10. What does Medea instruct Pelias' daughters to do to their father?
(a) Shave off all their father's hair.
(b) Cut off one of their father's toes.
(c) Remove the skin from his body.
(d) Drain him of his blood.

11. As punishment for harming a nymph, what is Dyrope slowly transformed into?
(a) A tree.
(b) A mountain.
(c) A flower.
(d) A bear.

12. Which of the following adjectives best describes the life of Philemon and Baucis?
(a) Arrogant.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Poor.
(d) Deceptive.

13. During the competition, what does Arachne's portrait exemplify?
(a) The violence of the Olympian gods.
(b) The dangers of the underworld.
(c) The beauty of the Athens landscape.
(d) The glory of the Olympian gods.

14. With what weapon is Perseus threatened at his wedding?
(a) A sword.
(b) A gun.
(c) A slingshot.
(d) A spear.

15. What animal does Juno transform Castillo into?
(a) A deer.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A fox.
(d) A bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Pronce kill in order to get back at her husband, Tereus?

2. Why does Apollo kill Coronis?

3. How many years is Tereus married to Procne before he begins to see other women?

4. In what "age of time" does war begin to break out, but there is still a sense of normality in the daily lives of the people?

5. What color is Scylla's father's hair?

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