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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 13: The Fall of Troy | Book 13: Hecuba, Polyxena, and Polydorus | Book 13: Memnon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the women of Thracian attempt to kill Orpheus?
(a) By poisoning him.
(b) By drowning him.
(c) By setting him on fire.
(d) By stoning him.

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) Heavy air from light air.
(d) Humans from gods.

3. What does Hercules break off of Achelous during their battle?
(a) His horn.
(b) His collarbones.
(c) His nose.
(d) His wings.

4. What is unique about Argus' face?
(a) He has many teeth.
(b) He has many ears.
(c) He has many tongues.
(d) He has many eyes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who bursts into Perseus and Andromeda's wedding, causing a disturbance?

2. To whom does the council award the armor that has been fought over by Ajax and Ulysses?

3. What type of insect reoccurs in Minos' dreams of the tree?

4. What job does Ganymede take over when he lives with Jupiter?

5. What does Phaeton request from his father to prove the validity of their relationship?

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