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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What power does Medusa's head hold?
(a) The power to turn water to wine.
(b) The power to turn objects to gold.
(c) The power to turn people to snakes.
(d) The power to turn people to stone.

4. What does Minerva disguise herself as when she visits Arachne?
(a) A princess.
(b) A swan.
(c) A young girl.
(d) An old woman.

5. With what is the Sun's palace adorned?
(a) Artwork.
(b) Gold plated flowers.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Green vines.

6. What does Jason ask Medea to give his ailing father?
(a) Peace.
(b) Death.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Strength.

7. What part of her father's body does Scylla present to Minos in an act of love?
(a) His spine.
(b) His heart.
(c) His eyes.
(d) His scalp.

8. Where does Salmacis grab Hermaphrodites, begging the gods to make them as one?
(a) In the clouds.
(b) In the bedroom.
(c) In the pool.
(d) In the woods.

9. Who bursts into Perseus and Andromeda's wedding, causing a disturbance?
(a) Andromeda's fiance.
(b) Perseus' mother.
(c) Andromeda's brother.
(d) Perseus' wife.

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

11. What is Minos searching for in Athens?
(a) An artist to create with him.
(b) A woman to marry him.
(c) A scholar to study with him.
(d) An ally to fight with him.

12. What is Cephalus doing when he says he was kidnapped by Aurora?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Swimming.

13. After Minerva begins to beat her, how does Arachne commit suicide?
(a) She hangs herself.
(b) She holds her breath until she dies.
(c) She stabs herself through the heart.
(d) She drinks poison.

14. Where do Cadmus and his wife live out the rest of their days after their transformation?
(a) In the underworld.
(b) In the woods.
(c) In their same home.
(d) In the clouds.

15. What is the name of the king who rules over Alcathous?
(a) Nicos.
(b) Nazareth.
(c) Nisus.
(d) Narley.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what animal does Medea practice her youth-building spell?

2. Where do the furies, including Tisiphone, live?

3. What animal propels Juno's chariot?

4. With what is Phaeton killed?

5. As punishment for harming a nymph, what is Dyrope slowly transformed into?

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