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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 13: The Pilgrimage of Aeneas | Book 13: Acis and Galatea | Book 13: Scylla and Glaucus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hercules break off of Achelous during their battle?
(a) His nose.
(b) His horn.
(c) His wings.
(d) His collarbones.

2. What skill do both Arachne and Minerva hold?
(a) Weaving.
(b) Sculpting.
(c) Painting.
(d) Singing.

3. To whom does the council award the armor that has been fought over by Ajax and Ulysses?
(a) To Ulysses.
(b) To neither of the men.
(c) To Ajax.
(d) To both men to split between them.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport does Hyacinth excel at?

2. What do the gods say that Laomedon must do to his daughter Hesion?

3. What type of beast does Apollo give Cononis' baby to?

4. What part of her father's body does Scylla present to Minos in an act of love?

5. What are the sailors aboard Acoetes' ship transformed into after their failed attempt to kidnap Bacchus?

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