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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 11: Peleus and Thetis | Book 11: Daedalion | Book 11: The Cattle of Peleus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sport does Hyacinth excel at?
(a) Hurtle jumping.
(b) Disc throwing.
(c) Pole vaulting.
(d) Sprinting.

2. 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.

3. What type of plant does Dyrope pick to give to Hercules when he is born?
(a) A lotus.
(b) A lily.
(c) A narcissis.
(d) A magnolia.

4. When the nymphs come to bury Narcissus' body, what is the only thing that they find by the pool of water?
(a) His reflection.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Bones.
(d) Flowers.

5. How many days does Hercules' mother claim to have been in labor when her son was born?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Three.
(d) Nine.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Cadmus and his wife mourn Athamas and Ino, what animals are they turned into by their grief?

2. Which of the following activities does Atalanta challenge her potential suitors to?

3. After Minerva begins to beat her, how does Arachne commit suicide?

4. Which family member does Myrrha inappropriately fall in love with?

5. How does Adonis die?

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