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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 does Minerva disguise herself as when she visits Arachne?
(a) A princess.
(b) A young girl.
(c) A swan.
(d) An old woman.

2. What type of tree does Jupiter change Daphne into in order to protect her?
(a) A hickory tree.
(b) A magnolia tree.
(c) An olive tree.
(d) A laurel tree.

3. During the competition, what does Minerva's portrait exemplify?
(a) The glory of the Olympian gods.
(b) The beauty of the Athens landscape.
(c) The violence of the Olympian gods.
(d) The dangers of the underworld.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. As Cadmus and his wife mourn Athamas and Ino, what animals are they turned into by their grief?

4. What is unique about Argus' face?

5. What animal propels Juno's chariot?

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