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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: Athamas and Ino | Book 4: The Transformation of Cadmus | Book 4: Perseus and Andromeda | Book 5: Perseus' Fight in the Palace of Cepheus.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do the furies, including Tisiphone, live?
(a) In the clouds.
(b) In the water pods.
(c) In the underworld.
(d) In the tree branches.

3. What does Jupiter transform Io into in the attempts to quench his wife's suspicion?
(a) A cow.
(b) A rat.
(c) A flower.
(d) A swan.

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

5. Who is Phaeton's father?
(a) The Moon.
(b) The Sea.
(c) The Sun.
(d) The Wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Salmacis grab Hermaphrodites, begging the gods to make them as one?

2. As Cadmus and his wife mourn Athamas and Ino, what animals are they turned into by their grief?

3. What animal does Pyramus think attacked and killed Thisbe?

4. Where do Cadmus and his wife live out the rest of their days after their transformation?

5. Who is Venus having an affair with when her husband, Vulcan, discovers them?

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