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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 13: The Pilgrimage of Aeneas | Book 13: Acis and Galatea | Book 13: Scylla and Glaucus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Orpheus attempt to charm his way out of death?
(a) By singing.
(b) By painting.
(c) By dancing.
(d) By reciting poetry.

2. How do Aeneas' daughters escape their lives of slavery?
(a) They transform into doves and fly away.
(b) They kill themselves and descend to the underworld.
(c) They marry centaurs and live their lives in hiding.
(d) They slowly transform into marble statues.

3. What does Laomedon promise to pay the gods for their help in building a wall around Troy?
(a) Gold.
(b) Horses.
(c) Women.
(d) Silk.

4. After Tiresias is struck by a stick, what is changed about him?
(a) His ability to love.
(b) His speech.
(c) His height.
(d) His gender.

5. What is unique about Argus' face?
(a) He has many tongues.
(b) He has many teeth.
(c) He has many eyes.
(d) He has many ears.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What poisonous object does the beast give to Deianara right before it dies?

3. What color is Scylla's father's hair?

4. Which of the following is NOT an argument that Ajax gives when fighting for the armor?

5. Which of the following is NOT an argument that Ulysses gives when fighting for the armor?

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