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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. When Meleager's mother is faced with the prospect of choosing sides between her son and brothers, who does she decide to kill?
(a) She kills her brother.
(b) She kills her son.
(c) She kills herself so that she won't have to choose sides.
(d) She kills all of them.

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

3. What does Jupiter transform Io into in the attempts to quench his wife's suspicion?
(a) A swan.
(b) A cow.
(c) A flower.
(d) A rat.

4. What does Apollo conceal himself behind when he whispers advice to Paris during the war?
(a) A wave in the sea.
(b) A cloud.
(c) The shadow of a mountain.
(d) The trunk of a tree.

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

Short Answer 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?

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

3. After visiting a man named Lycaon, what disastrous event does Jupiter create to wipe out humanity?

4. What type of plant does Dyrope pick to give to Hercules when he is born?

5. What is Pronce's relationship to Philomena?

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