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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6: Arachne | Book 6: Niobe | Book 6: The Lycian Peasants | Book 6: Marsyas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unique about Argus' face?
(a) He has many tongues.
(b) He has many ears.
(c) He has many eyes.
(d) He has many teeth.

2. Who does Cupid's first arrow hit?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Olympus.
(d) Io.

3. After Minerva begins to beat her, how does Arachne commit suicide?
(a) She holds her breath until she dies.
(b) She hangs herself.
(c) She drinks poison.
(d) She stabs herself through the heart.

4. What object do Deucalian and Pyrrah throw to the earth, creating humans?
(a) Stones.
(b) Sticks.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Berries.

5. What does Minerva disguise herself as when she visits Arachne?
(a) An old woman.
(b) A young girl.
(c) A princess.
(d) A swan.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the nymphs come to bury Narcissus' body, what is the only thing that they find by the pool of water?

2. Which of the following is NOT an explicit instruction from Jupiter on how the re-population of the earth is to happen?

3. In response to Juno's actions against Tiresias, what gift does Jupiter give the old man?

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

5. What type of tree does Jupiter change Daphne into in order to protect her?

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