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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 is Acis killed?
(a) He is starved by the nymph Hunger.
(b) He is drowned in a stormy sea.
(c) He is poisoned by a snake bite.
(d) He is smashed by a giant boulder.

2. Which goddess transforms Pygmalions' wife into a real woman?
(a) Juno.
(b) Minerva.
(c) Venus.
(d) Proserpina.

3. What is the name of the nymph that first falls in love with Narcissus?
(a) Reflection.
(b) Echo.
(c) Self.
(d) Obsession.

4. How does Hercules kill the beast that is attacking Deianara in the woods?
(a) He sets it on fire.
(b) He stabs it.
(c) He wrestles it.
(d) He drowns it.

5. How does Hecuba exact her revenge upon her son, Polymestor?
(a) She poisons his stew.
(b) She scalps him while he sleeps.
(c) She gouges out his eyes.
(d) She sells him to the gypsies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days does Hercules' mother claim to have been in labor when her son was born?

2. What ears does Apollo place atop Midas' head?

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

4. What sport does Hyacinth excel at?

5. What type of insect reoccurs in Minos' dreams of the tree?

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