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

2. How does the enemy of Rome get in to defeat the city?
(a) Mercury scorched the gates of Rome, melting the metal.
(b) Neptune gave the enemy wings to fly over the gates.
(c) Jupiter unlocked the gate.
(d) Pluto made the enemy invisible so they could sneak past the gates' guards.

3. What type of bird is Daedalion transformed into when he jumps off the cliff?
(a) A kingfisher.
(b) A vulture.
(c) A sparrow.
(d) A hawk.

4. Which of the following is NOT an argument that Ulysses gives when fighting for the armor?
(a) His intelligence.
(b) His ancestral lines.
(c) His fighting history.
(d) His battle scars.

5. How does Hecuba exact her revenge upon her son, Polymestor?
(a) She poisons his stew.
(b) She sells him to the gypsies.
(c) She gouges out his eyes.
(d) She scalps him while he sleeps.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which goddess convinces the nymphs to transform the gates of Rome back to their original position?

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes Myrrha?

3. What does Theseus smash over Eurytus' head, killing him?

4. How does Orpheus attempt to charm his way out of death?

5. How do Aeneas' daughters escape their lives of slavery?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Hippomenes outsmart Atalanta?

3. How does Picus find himself transformed into a woodpecker?

4. How does Pygmalion meet his wife?

5. What is interesting about Aeneas' three daughters?

6. How does Orpheus die?

7. Why does Pythagoras believe that man should abstain from eating meat?

8. How does Hecuba exact her revenge on her son, Polydorus?

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

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

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