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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. What type of nymph is Galatea?
(a) A sea nymph.
(b) A tree nymph.
(c) A fire nymph.
(d) A flower nymph.

2. How does Peleus eventually tame Thesion?
(a) He paints a portrait of her.
(b) He ties her up.
(c) He overpowers her.
(d) He soothes her with poetry.

3. Which of the following is NOT an argument that Ajax gives when fighting for the armor?
(a) His strong body.
(b) His ancestral lines.
(c) His battle scars.
(d) His fighting history.

4. How many children does Niobe lose after she refuses to comply with the gods?
(a) Seven.
(b) Twenty-one.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Three.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In her conversation with the raven, what does the crow claim to have been before her transformation?

2. When Paris runs away from Troy, what has he stolen?

3. Over what does Achelous find himself in a fight with Hercules?

4. What part of her father's body does Scylla present to Minos in an act of love?

5. What does Pygmalion sculpt his wife out of?

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