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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. After Arachne is dead, what type of animal does Minerva transform her body into?
(a) A cockroach.
(b) A moth.
(c) A ladybug.
(d) A spider.

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

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

4. Who does Pronce kill in order to get back at her husband, Tereus?
(a) Tereus' father.
(b) Tereus' mother.
(c) Tereus.
(d) Tereus' son.

5. As Cadmus and his wife mourn Athamas and Ino, what animals are they turned into by their grief?
(a) Goldfish.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Toads.
(d) Dolphins.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Castillo is reunited with her son, what does Jupiter transform the pair into?

2. How does Clytie respond to the Sun's affair with Leucothoe?

3. Where do the furies, including Tisiphone, live?

4. In hearing of Mercury's affections for Herse, what goddess does Minerva transform herself into?

5. After Juno is so enraged with Tiresias' answer to her question, what does she do to him?

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