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

2. What animal propels Juno's chariot?
(a) Centaurs.
(b) Winged horses.
(c) Ravens.
(d) Peacocks.

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

4. Why does Juno become enraged with Athamas and Ino?
(a) For being good parents.
(b) For killing a water nymph.
(c) For stealing crops from the poor.
(d) For blaspheming her name.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of beast does Apollo give Cononis' baby to?

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

3. Who does Pronce kill in order to get back at her husband, Tereus?

4. Where do the furies, including Tisiphone, live?

5. Which goddess transforms Pygmalions' wife into a real woman?

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