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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: Tiresias | Book 3: Narcissus and Echo | Book 3: Pentheus and Bacchus | Book 4: The Daughters of Minyas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Ovid's version of the creation of the earth, what are the first two forces to be separated?
(a) Heavy air from light air.
(b) Land from water.
(c) Humans from gods.
(d) Light from dark.

2. Which of the following gods creates the four seasons for man?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Olympus.
(c) Saturn.
(d) Apollo.

3. In what "age of time" are all the creatures of the earth living harmoniously with one another?
(a) The Silver Age.
(b) The Iron Age.
(c) The Bronze Age.
(d) The Gold Age.

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

5. With what is Phaeton killed?
(a) A wild animal.
(b) A giant wave.
(c) A lightning bolt.
(d) A sword.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what "age of time" does war begin to break out, but there is still a sense of normality in the daily lives of the people?

3. After Castillo is reunited with her son, what does Jupiter transform the pair into?

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

5. Who is Phaeton's father?

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