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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following acts is considered treason in Rome?

3. What lie is told about Iphis when she is born?

4. Where is Achilles struck by an arrow, killing him?

5. What type of bird is Daedalion transformed into when he jumps off the cliff?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Achilles killed?

2. How does Hyacinth find himself transformed into a flower?

3. How does Ceyx respond to the news that wolves are attacking his livestock?

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

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

6. How does Hippomenes outsmart Atalanta?

7. How does Cipius convince Rome to exile him to his own land?

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

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

10. What happens during the battle between Achilles and Cycnus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After the flood, there were very specific instructions given to the survivors as to how the world should be repopulated. Explain how the two survivors came to be selected, describe their instructions for re-population, and describe the survivors' reaction to their instructions.

Essay Topic 2

All of Ovid's relationships in the text seem to end the same way - with one or both of the lovers in extreme pain. Choose two relationships featured in the novel and explain how pain inevitably rose from the couple's love.

Essay Topic 3

Almost all interactions with the Olympian gods resulted in either punishment or reward for the lesser beings. Choose one example of punishment and one example of reward given by the Olympian gods. How does this dichotomy affect the relationship that lesser beings have with the Olympian gods throughout the text?

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