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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6: Arachne | Book 6: Niobe | Book 6: The Lycian Peasants | Book 6: Marsyas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of beast does Apollo give Cononis' baby to?
(a) A centaur.
(b) A mermaid.
(c) A giant.
(d) An ogre.

2. 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.

3. In hearing of Mercury's affections for Herse, what goddess does Minerva transform herself into?
(a) Greed.
(b) Lust.
(c) Anger.
(d) Envy.

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

5. After Minerva begins to beat her, how does Arachne commit suicide?
(a) She holds her breath until she dies.
(b) She stabs herself through the heart.
(c) She hangs herself.
(d) She drinks poison.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Arachne is dead, what type of animal does Minerva transform her body into?

2. What does Juno enlist Tisiphone to do?

3. During the competition, what does Minerva's portrait exemplify?

4. After Juno is so enraged with Tiresias' answer to her question, what does she do to him?

5. Which of the following is NOT an explicit instruction from Jupiter on how the re-population of the earth is to happen?

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