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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 7: Medea and Aeson | Book 7: Medea and Pelias: Her Flight | Book 7: Theseus | Book 7: Minos, Aeacus, The Plague at Ageina, The Myrmidons.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Phaeton request from his father to prove the validity of their relationship?
(a) To light his sky.
(b) To ride in his chariot.
(c) To flower his earth.
(d) To hold his lightning rod.

2. On what animal does Medea practice her youth-building spell?
(a) Cows.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Goats.
(d) Horses.

3. How many children does Niobe lose after she refuses to comply with the gods?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Twenty-one.

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

5. What object do Deucalian and Pyrrah throw to the earth, creating humans?
(a) Stones.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Berries.
(d) Sticks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Jason ask Medea to give his ailing father?

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

4. During the competition, what does Arachne's portrait exemplify?

5. How does Philomena get messages to Pronce after her tongue has been removed?

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