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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. After Tiresias is struck by a stick, what is changed about him?
(a) His height.
(b) His ability to love.
(c) His speech.
(d) His gender.

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

3. In response to Juno's actions against Tiresias, what gift does Jupiter give the old man?
(a) The gift of everlasting life.
(b) The ability to prophecy.
(c) The ability to love.
(d) The ability to fly.

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

5. At the opening of the novel, who or what does Ovid evoke to inspire his writing?
(a) The skies.
(b) The muses.
(c) The gods.
(d) The heavens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Cupid's first arrow hit?

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

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

4. What does Jupiter transform Io into in the attempts to quench his wife's suspicion?

5. Which of the following gods creates the four seasons for man?

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