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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 8: Perdix | Book 8: Meleager and the Calydonian Boar | Book 8: Althaea and Meleager | Book 8: Achelous and the Nymphs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the tears of the sea nymph who sees Dis steal Proserpina transform into?
(a) A stream.
(b) A bouquet of flowers.
(c) A black hole.
(d) A gravestone.

2. At the opening of the novel, who or what does Ovid evoke to inspire his writing?
(a) The heavens.
(b) The skies.
(c) The gods.
(d) The muses.

3. During the competition, what does Minerva's portrait exemplify?
(a) The violence of the Olympian gods.
(b) The beauty of the Athens landscape.
(c) The dangers of the underworld.
(d) The glory of the Olympian gods.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the nymphs come to bury Narcissus' body, what is the only thing that they find by the pool of water?

2. What is Cephalus doing when he says he was kidnapped by Aurora?

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

4. When Meleager's mother is faced with the prospect of choosing sides between her son and brothers, who does she decide to kill?

5. What color is Scylla's father's hair?

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