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

2. With what is Phaeton killed?
(a) A lightning bolt.
(b) A giant wave.
(c) A wild animal.
(d) A sword.

3. What is unique about Argus' face?
(a) He has many tongues.
(b) He has many teeth.
(c) He has many eyes.
(d) He has many ears.

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

5. Who does Cupid's first arrow hit?
(a) Olympus.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Io.
(d) Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Phaeton request from his father to prove the validity of their relationship?

4. What object do Deucalian and Pyrrah throw to the earth, creating humans?

5. After Castillo is reunited with her son, what does Jupiter transform the pair into?

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