View a FREE sample

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 type of beast does Apollo give Cononis' baby to?
(a) A giant.
(b) An ogre.
(c) A mermaid.
(d) A centaur.

2. During the competition, what does Arachne's portrait exemplify?
(a) The glory of the Olympian gods.
(b) The dangers of the underworld.
(c) The beauty of the Athens landscape.
(d) The violence of the Olympian gods.

3. What animal propels Juno's chariot?
(a) Peacocks.
(b) Ravens.
(c) Winged horses.
(d) Centaurs.

4. What type of tree does Jupiter change Daphne into in order to protect her?
(a) An olive tree.
(b) A laurel tree.
(c) A magnolia tree.
(d) A hickory tree.

5. Where do the furies, including Tisiphone, live?
(a) In the underworld.
(b) In the water pods.
(c) In the tree branches.
(d) In the clouds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Juno enlist Tisiphone to do?

2. Why does Juno become enraged with Athamas and Ino?

3. After Minerva begins to beat her, how does Arachne commit suicide?

4. After Arachne is dead, what type of animal does Minerva transform her body into?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 244 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample