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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following is the way that Cipius finds himself altered by the gods.
(a) He grew horns on his head.
(b) His hands were transformed to hooves.
(c) He began to moo like a cow rather than speak.
(d) He grew a forked tail, which he attemtped to hide in his trousers.
2. Where does Circe find Scylla when she sets out to poison her?
(a) Reading a book in a field.
(b) Sleeping in her bed.
(c) Eating under a grape tree.
(d) Swimming in the sea.
3. What does Pygmalion sculpt his wife out of?
(a) Clay.
(b) Limestone.
(c) Ivory.
(d) Granite.
4. What ears does Apollo place atop Midas' head?
(a) Horse.
(b) Donkey.
(c) Goat.
(d) Rabbit.
5. Which of the following objects is NOT thrown at Caenis by the centaurs in an attempt to kill him?
(a) Boulders.
(b) Clouds from the sky.
(c) Whole mountains.
(d) Trees.
6. What job does Ganymede take over when he lives with Jupiter?
(a) Cook.
(b) Stable boy.
(c) Knight.
(d) Cupbearer.
7. What does Caenis request to be turned into when offered a wish from Neptune?
(a) A bird.
(b) A tree.
(c) A man.
(d) A warrior.
8. What does Laomedon promise to pay the gods for their help in building a wall around Troy?
(a) Gold.
(b) Horses.
(c) Silk.
(d) Women.
9. How does Glaucus respond to Circe when she offers herself to him?
(a) He is saddened.
(b) He is repulsed.
(c) He is excited.
(d) He is apathetic.
10. How is Acis killed?
(a) He is starved by the nymph Hunger.
(b) He is smashed by a giant boulder.
(c) He is drowned in a stormy sea.
(d) He is poisoned by a snake bite.
11. What does Theseus smash over Eurytus' head, killing him?
(a) A tree branch.
(b) A boulder.
(c) A glass bowl.
(d) A boat anchor.
12. Which of the following animals does Thesion transform into to escape Peleus?
(a) A fish.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A lion.
(d) A bird.
13. When Paris runs away from Troy, what has he stolen?
(a) The king's boat.
(b) A bag of gold.
(c) A woman.
(d) A year's worth of grain harvest.
14. Which of the following is NOT an argument that Pythagoras gives against the practice of eating meat?
(a) Nothing ever dies.
(b) It is a savage practice.
(c) It causes animals to suffer.
(d) Man could be eating his reincarnated relatives.
15. How does Galatea respond to Acis' death?
(a) She is relieved.
(b) She is apathetic.
(c) She is amused.
(d) She is heartbroken.
Short Answer Questions
1. What landmark is disturbed when Numa's wife is in the woods mourning his death?
2. Why is Peleus exiled from Troy?
3. How do Aeneas' daughters escape their lives of slavery?
4. How does Julius Caesar react to the omens from the goddess?
5. What is Hippolytus' name changed to when he is given a second life?
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