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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. Which of the following gods creates the four seasons for man?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Saturn.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Olympus.

2. In her conversation with the raven, what does the crow claim to have been before her transformation?
(a) A warrior.
(b) A nymph.
(c) A princess.
(d) A goddess.

3. What animal, when mated with a human, produces a Minotaur?
(a) A cariboo.
(b) A bull.
(c) A moose.
(d) A buffalo.

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

5. How does Juno punish the servants living in Athamas and Ino's house?
(a) She transforms them into rats.
(b) She feeds them to poisonous snakes.
(c) She turns them to stone.
(d) She drowns them in a river.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what "age of time" are all the creatures of the earth living harmoniously with one another?

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

4. What does Medea agree to do in exchange for marrying Jason?

5. After Tiresias is struck by a stick, what is changed about him?

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