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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Venus having an affair with when her husband, Vulcan, discovers them?
(a) Mars.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Pluto.

2. What type of plant does Dyrope pick to give to Hercules when he is born?
(a) A magnolia.
(b) A narcissis.
(c) A lotus.
(d) A lily.

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

4. After Tiresias is struck by a stick, what is changed about him?
(a) His ability to love.
(b) His speech.
(c) His height.
(d) His gender.

5. Who does Pronce kill in order to get back at her husband, Tereus?
(a) Tereus' father.
(b) Tereus' son.
(c) Tereus.
(d) Tereus' mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes the life of Philemon and Baucis?

2. With what is the Sun's palace adorned?

3. Why does Apollo kill Coronis?

4. How does Pyramus kill himself?

5. When Medea first sees Jason, which of the following best describes her response?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Procne respond when she receives news of the way that Tereus is treating her sister, Philomena?

2. What happens when Medea attempts to help Pelias' daughter return their father to an age of youthfulness?

3. How is Pentheus killed?

4. How does Io come to be pregnant with Erasmus?

5. What happens when Andromeda's fiance breaks up her wedding to Perseus?

6. Who is Erysichthon and how is he punished for his actions against the nymph?

7. Who are Philemon and Baucis?

8. What condition does Jupiter come up with for the return of Proserpina from the underworld?

9. What is the result of Phaeton's visit to the Sun?

10. What happens when Jupiter goes to visit Lycaon?

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