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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. Why do Pyramus and Thisbe decide to run away from their families?
(a) Because their fathers are both murderers.
(b) Because their fathers do not approve of their relationship.
(c) Because Pyramus is rich and Thisbe is poor.
(d) Because Thisbe is dying and Pyramus is the only one that can save her.

2. What type of tree does Jupiter change Daphne into in order to protect her?
(a) A hickory tree.
(b) An olive tree.
(c) A laurel tree.
(d) A magnolia tree.

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

4. Who is Venus having an affair with when her husband, Vulcan, discovers them?
(a) Mars.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Pluto.
(d) Mercury.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Juno enlist Tisiphone to do?

3. Why does Juno become enraged with Athamas and Ino?

4. At the opening of the novel, who or what does Ovid evoke to inspire his writing?

5. What is the name of the nymph that first falls in love with Narcissus?

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