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

2. After Juno is so enraged with Tiresias' answer to her question, what does she do to him?
(a) She shrinks him.
(b) She blinds him.
(c) She mutes him.
(d) She deafens him.

3. What are the sailors aboard Acoetes' ship transformed into after their failed attempt to kidnap Bacchus?
(a) Sea urchins.
(b) Mermen.
(c) Starfish.
(d) Dolphins.

4. With what is the Sun's palace adorned?
(a) Gold plated flowers.
(b) Green vines.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Artwork.

5. When Apollo goes missing, what does Mercury steal from him?
(a) His gold.
(b) His music.
(c) His wife.
(d) His flocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. Who does Cupid's first arrow hit?

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

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