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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: Athamas and Ino | Book 4: The Transformation of Cadmus | Book 4: Perseus and Andromeda | Book 5: Perseus' Fight in the Palace of Cepheus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Salmacis grab Hermaphrodites, begging the gods to make them as one?
(a) In the woods.
(b) In the clouds.
(c) In the pool.
(d) In the bedroom.

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

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

4. Why does Juno become enraged with Athamas and Ino?
(a) For being good parents.
(b) For killing a water nymph.
(c) For stealing crops from the poor.
(d) For blaspheming her name.

5. Who is Venus having an affair with when her husband, Vulcan, discovers them?
(a) Pluto.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Mars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What animal propels Juno's chariot?

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

4. In what "age of time" are all the creatures of the earth living harmoniously with one another?

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

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