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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 8: Perdix | Book 8: Meleager and the Calydonian Boar | Book 8: Althaea and Meleager | Book 8: Achelous and the Nymphs.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. 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?
(a) The Silver Age.
(b) The Iron Age.
(c) The Gold Age.
(d) The Bronze Age.
2. What does Medea instruct Pelias' daughters to do to their father?
(a) Cut off one of their father's toes.
(b) Shave off all their father's hair.
(c) Drain him of his blood.
(d) Remove the skin from his body.
3. After Arachne is dead, what type of animal does Minerva transform her body into?
(a) A cockroach.
(b) A ladybug.
(c) A spider.
(d) A moth.
4. How does Clytie respond to the Sun's affair with Leucothoe?
(a) Clytie extinguishes the Sun.
(b) Clytie tears Leucothoe's heart out.
(c) Clytie has Leucothoe buried alive.
(d) Clytie kills herself from the anguish.
5. How does Juno punish the servants living in Athamas and Ino's house?
(a) She feeds them to poisonous snakes.
(b) She drowns them in a river.
(c) She turns them to stone.
(d) She transforms them into rats.
Short Answer Questions
1. What object represents Meleager's life according to an old prophecy?
2. In her conversation with the raven, what does the crow claim to have been before her transformation?
3. When the nymphs come to bury Narcissus' body, what is the only thing that they find by the pool of water?
4. With what weapon is Perseus threatened at his wedding?
5. What part of her father's body does Scylla present to Minos in an act of love?
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