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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 10: Ganymede | Book 10: Hyacinth | Book 10: Pygmalion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Apollo kill Coronis?
(a) Because she has been unfaithful.
(b) Because she rebuked his advances.
(c) Because she lied about her identity.
(d) Because she has stolen from him.

2. Where do the furies, including Tisiphone, live?
(a) In the clouds.
(b) In the underworld.
(c) In the water pods.
(d) In the tree branches.

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

4. What animal does Jupiter transform himself into when he kidnaps Ganymede?
(a) A whale.
(b) A kangaroo.
(c) A bird.
(d) A lion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Philomena get messages to Pronce after her tongue has been removed?

2. How many children does Niobe lose after she refuses to comply with the gods?

3. What is Pronce's relationship to Philomena?

4. What type of animal attempts to attack Deianara while she is walking through the woods?

5. In hearing of Mercury's affections for Herse, what goddess does Minerva transform herself into?

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