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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 type of nymph is Galatea?
(a) A sea nymph.
(b) A fire nymph.
(c) A tree nymph.
(d) A flower nymph.

2. What does Caenis request to be turned into when offered a wish from Neptune?
(a) A tree.
(b) A bird.
(c) A warrior.
(d) A man.

3. In hearing of Mercury's affections for Herse, what goddess does Minerva transform herself into?
(a) Envy.
(b) Anger.
(c) Greed.
(d) Lust.

4. After Juno is so enraged with Tiresias' answer to her question, what does she do to him?
(a) She deafens him.
(b) She shrinks him.
(c) She blinds him.
(d) She mutes him.

5. In response to Juno's actions against Tiresias, what gift does Jupiter give the old man?
(a) The ability to love.
(b) The ability to fly.
(c) The gift of everlasting life.
(d) The ability to prophecy.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the competition, what does Minerva's portrait exemplify?

2. How do Aeneas' daughters escape their lives of slavery?

3. What does Bacchus transform the women of Thracian into in response to their actions against Orpheus?

4. What is unique about Argus' face?

5. What does Minerva disguise herself as when she visits Arachne?

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