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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. Which of the following gods creates the four seasons for man?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Olympus.
(c) Saturn.
(d) Jupiter.

2. Where does Salmacis grab Hermaphrodites, begging the gods to make them as one?
(a) In the pool.
(b) In the woods.
(c) In the clouds.
(d) In the bedroom.

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

4. 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?
(a) The Gold Age.
(b) The Bronze Age.
(c) The Iron Age.
(d) The Silver Age.

5. After Castillo is reunited with her son, what does Jupiter transform the pair into?
(a) Stars.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Trees.
(d) Clouds.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Pyramus kill himself?

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

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

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

5. After Tiresias is struck by a stick, what is changed about him?

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