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

2. What poisonous object does the beast give to Deianara right before it dies?
(a) An apple.
(b) A crown.
(c) A pair of shoes.
(d) A cloak.

3. What sport does Hyacinth excel at?
(a) Disc throwing.
(b) Pole vaulting.
(c) Hurtle jumping.
(d) Sprinting.

4. What are the sailors aboard Acoetes' ship transformed into after their failed attempt to kidnap Bacchus?
(a) Sea urchins.
(b) Dolphins.
(c) Starfish.
(d) Mermen.

5. Which of the following animals does Thesion transform into to escape Peleus?
(a) A bird.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A lion.
(d) A fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which god accidentally kills Hyacinth?

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

3. What animal makes up half of Pan's body?

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

5. Which of the following adjectives best describes the life of Philemon and Baucis?

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