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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. In the epilogue, what does Ovid say about his words?
(a) That they will be quickly forgotten.
(b) That they will change literature.
(c) That they will live forever.
(d) That they will be read only by philosophers.

2. Whose oracle does Ceyx seek out for advice after his livestock are attacked?
(a) Aphridite's.
(b) Andromeda's.
(c) Achille's.
(d) Apollo's.

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the substances that Aeneas' daughters produce?
(a) Grain.
(b) Milk.
(c) Oil.
(d) Wine.

4. How does Byblis tell the family member that she is in love with him?
(a) In a letter.
(b) In a poem.
(c) In a painting.
(d) In a song.

5. Which goddess sends omens to Julius Caesar about his fate?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Venus.
(c) Circe.
(d) Juno.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ears does Apollo place atop Midas' head?

2. How does Ciprius feel about being exiled from the land?

3. Which of the following is the way that Cipius finds himself altered by the gods.

4. How is Acis killed?

5. What is the name of Romulus' grandfather, whose throne he restored?

Short Essay Questions

1. What question does Tlepolemus ask Nestor during his storytelling, and what is Nestor's response?

2. Why does Myrrha transform into a tree?

3. Why does Byblis turn into a stream?

4. What story does Vertumnus tell Pomona, luring her into a relationship with him?

5. What is interesting about Aeneas' three daughters?

6. How does Orpheus die?

7. What story does Hippolytus tell Numa's wife when she is mourning over her husband's death?

8. What does Ovid predict about the words of his novel in his epilogue?

9. How is Achilles killed?

10. What does Alcyone see in her dream brought to her by the nymph Sleep?

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