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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 does Venus give to Hippomenes to distract Atalanta?
(a) Golden apples.
(b) Silver coins.
(c) Jingling bells.
(d) Furry kittens.

2. What does everything that Midas touches turn into?
(a) Gold.
(b) Water.
(c) Fire.
(d) Chocolate.

3. How many gods is Chione impregnated by?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

4. What do the gods say that Laomedon must do to his daughter Hesion?
(a) Drown her.
(b) Burn her at the stake.
(c) Sacrifice her.
(d) Marry her.

5. What is Eurydice bitten by on the day of her wedding?
(a) A snake.
(b) A scorpion.
(c) A weasel.
(d) A spider.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the women of Thracian attempt to kill Orpheus?

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

3. At the opening of the novel, who or what does Ovid evoke to inspire his writing?

4. How are the sons of Callirhoe altered after Hercules' death?

5. What does Bacchus transform the women of Thracian into in response to their actions against Orpheus?

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