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

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

3. What does Jason ask Medea to give his ailing father?
(a) Peace.
(b) Death.
(c) Strength.
(d) Medicine.

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

5. Where do the furies, including Tisiphone, live?
(a) In the underworld.
(b) In the water pods.
(c) In the tree branches.
(d) In the clouds.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what animal does Medea practice her youth-building spell?

2. With what is the Sun's palace adorned?

3. What animal propels Juno's chariot?

4. Who does Cupid's first arrow hit?

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

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