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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 10: Ganymede | Book 10: Hyacinth | Book 10: Pygmalion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Apollo kill Coronis?
(a) Because she rebuked his advances.
(b) Because she has stolen from him.
(c) Because she lied about her identity.
(d) Because she has been unfaithful.

2. Why does Juno become enraged with Athamas and Ino?
(a) For killing a water nymph.
(b) For stealing crops from the poor.
(c) For being good parents.
(d) For blaspheming her name.

3. How many children does Niobe lose after she refuses to comply with the gods?
(a) Seven.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Three.
(d) Twenty-one.

4. How does Hercules kill the beast that is attacking Deianara in the woods?
(a) He sets it on fire.
(b) He wrestles it.
(c) He drowns it.
(d) He stabs it.

5. What does Pygmalion sculpt his wife out of?
(a) Clay.
(b) Granite.
(c) Ivory.
(d) Limestone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal propels Juno's chariot?

2. Where do Cadmus and his wife live out the rest of their days after their transformation?

3. Which god accidentally kills Hyacinth?

4. Which goddess transforms Pygmalions' wife into a real woman?

5. Where do the furies, including Tisiphone, live?

(see the answer key)

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