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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. When the nymphs come to bury Narcissus' body, what is the only thing that they find by the pool of water?
(a) Bones.
(b) Dirt.
(c) His reflection.
(d) Flowers.

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

3. Why does Apollo kill Coronis?
(a) Because she has been unfaithful.
(b) Because she lied about her identity.
(c) Because she rebuked his advances.
(d) Because she has stolen from him.

4. How does Pyramus kill himself?
(a) He drinks a vile of poison.
(b) He stabs himself with a sword.
(c) He tears his own heart in two.
(d) He drowns himself in the sea.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. After visiting a man named Lycaon, what disastrous event does Jupiter create to wipe out humanity?

4. Who is Phaeton's father?

5. In Ovid's version of the creation of the earth, what are the first two forces to be separated?

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