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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 11: Peleus and Thetis | Book 11: Daedalion | Book 11: The Cattle of Peleus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of flower is Proserpina collecting when Dis first finds her?
(a) Roses.
(b) Violets.
(c) Salvia.
(d) Marigolds.

2. In Ovid's version of the creation of the earth, what are the first two forces to be separated?
(a) Land from water.
(b) Light from dark.
(c) Humans from gods.
(d) Heavy air from light air.

3. What type of plant does Dyrope pick to give to Hercules when he is born?
(a) A magnolia.
(b) A lily.
(c) A lotus.
(d) A narcissis.

4. What animal makes up half of Pan's body?
(a) Bull.
(b) Horse.
(c) Goat.
(d) Donkey.

5. What does Laomedon promise to pay the gods for their help in building a wall around Troy?
(a) Horses.
(b) Silk.
(c) Women.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unique about Argus' face?

2. What sport does Hyacinth excel at?

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

4. With what is Phaeton killed?

5. What animal, when mated with a human, produces a Minotaur?

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