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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 13: The Fall of Troy | Book 13: Hecuba, Polyxena, and Polydorus | Book 13: Memnon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Myrrha turn herself into to avoid being killed?
(a) A bird.
(b) A stream.
(c) A tree.
(d) A flower.

2. How does Juno punish the servants living in Athamas and Ino's house?
(a) She turns them to stone.
(b) She transforms them into rats.
(c) She feeds them to poisonous snakes.
(d) She drowns them in a river.

3. Where do Cadmus and his wife live out the rest of their days after their transformation?
(a) In the underworld.
(b) In their same home.
(c) In the woods.
(d) In the clouds.

4. What is the name of the goddess that threatens Niobe?
(a) Latona.
(b) Juno.
(c) Andromeda.
(d) Minerva.

5. At what event does a centaur attempt to rape Hippodames?
(a) At a dinner party.
(b) At a wedding.
(c) At a picnic.
(d) At a funeral.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days does Hercules' mother claim to have been in labor when her son was born?

2. At the opening of the novel, who or what does Ovid evoke to inspire his writing?

3. What type of tree does Jupiter change Daphne into in order to protect her?

4. How many gods is Chione impregnated by?

5. What does Apollo conceal himself behind when he whispers advice to Paris during the war?

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