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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. On what animal does Medea practice her youth-building spell?
(a) Cows.
(b) Goats.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Horses.

2. What does Hercules break off of Achelous during their battle?
(a) His collarbones.
(b) His horn.
(c) His nose.
(d) His wings.

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

4. How does Pyramus kill himself?
(a) He tears his own heart in two.
(b) He drowns himself in the sea.
(c) He drinks a vile of poison.
(d) He stabs himself with a sword.

5. What poisonous object does the beast give to Deianara right before it dies?
(a) An apple.
(b) A cloak.
(c) A crown.
(d) A pair of shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what continent does Miletus give birth to twins?

2. In hearing of Mercury's affections for Herse, what goddess does Minerva transform herself into?

3. With what is Phaeton killed?

4. How many days does Hercules' mother claim to have been in labor when her son was born?

5. In what "age of time" are all the creatures of the earth living harmoniously with one another?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Philemon and Baucis?

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

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

4. In what ways do the brave villagers in Crete attempt to kill the wild boar that has been terrorizing the village?

5. How does the competition between Minerva and Arachne progress?

6. How are the five families of Thebe formed?

7. How does Europa come to be missing?

8. What happens when Cephalus calls for a breeze to cool him in the woods?

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

10. How does Minerva respond to Arachne's portrait of the gods?

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