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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: Tiresias | Book 3: Narcissus and Echo | Book 3: Pentheus and Bacchus | Book 4: The Daughters of Minyas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In hearing of Mercury's affections for Herse, what goddess does Minerva transform herself into?
(a) Lust.
(b) Envy.
(c) Greed.
(d) Anger.

2. Why does Apollo kill Coronis?
(a) Because she lied about her identity.
(b) Because she rebuked his advances.
(c) Because she has been unfaithful.
(d) Because she has stolen from him.

3. In what "age of time" does war begin to break out, but there is still a sense of normality in the daily lives of the people?
(a) The Gold Age.
(b) The Silver Age.
(c) The Bronze Age.
(d) The Iron Age.

4. In her conversation with the raven, what does the crow claim to have been before her transformation?
(a) A goddess.
(b) A princess.
(c) A warrior.
(d) A nymph.

5. Which of the following is NOT an explicit instruction from Jupiter on how the re-population of the earth is to happen?
(a) Throw the bones of your mother behind your back.
(b) Wear your garments loose.
(c) Use your hands to dig to the wet soil of earth.
(d) Cover your head.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the opening of the novel, who or what does Ovid evoke to inspire his writing?

2. In what "age of time" are all the creatures of the earth living harmoniously with one another?

3. With what is Phaeton killed?

4. What type of tree does Jupiter change Daphne into in order to protect her?

5. In response to Juno's actions against Tiresias, what gift does Jupiter give the old man?

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