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

2. What type of beast does Apollo give Cononis' baby to?
(a) A giant.
(b) An ogre.
(c) A mermaid.
(d) A centaur.

3. After visiting a man named Lycaon, what disastrous event does Jupiter create to wipe out humanity?
(a) A monsoon.
(b) A fire.
(c) A tornado.
(d) A flood.

4. In Ovid's version of the creation of the earth, what are the first two forces to be separated?
(a) Light from dark.
(b) Heavy air from light air.
(c) Land from water.
(d) Humans from gods.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What animal propels Juno's chariot?

3. With what is the Sun's palace adorned?

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

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

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