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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: Tiresias | Book 3: Narcissus and Echo | Book 3: Pentheus and Bacchus | Book 4: The Daughters of Minyas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what "age of time" are all the creatures of the earth living harmoniously with one another?
(a) The Iron Age.
(b) The Gold Age.
(c) The Silver Age.
(d) The Bronze Age.

2. After visiting a man named Lycaon, what disastrous event does Jupiter create to wipe out humanity?
(a) A fire.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A flood.
(d) A monsoon.

3. At the opening of the novel, who or what does Ovid evoke to inspire his writing?
(a) The skies.
(b) The gods.
(c) The heavens.
(d) The muses.

4. What object do Deucalian and Pyrrah throw to the earth, creating humans?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Stones.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Berries.

5. 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) Flowers.
(c) Bones.
(d) Dirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Apollo kill Coronis?

2. After Tiresias is struck by a stick, what is changed about him?

3. What does Jupiter transform Io into in the attempts to quench his wife's suspicion?

4. What animal does Juno transform Castillo into?

5. What animal propels Juno's chariot?

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