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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. What is Cephalus doing when he says he was kidnapped by Aurora?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Fishing.

2. What type of bird does Scylla's father transform into after his death?
(a) A penguin.
(b) A swan.
(c) A hawk.
(d) A flamingo.

3. Over what does Achelous find himself in a fight with Hercules?
(a) A woman.
(b) A fish.
(c) Gold.
(d) Crops.

4. What does Diana sacrifice in the place of Iphigenia?
(a) A doe.
(b) An calf.
(c) A goat.
(d) A lamb.

5. When Meleager's mother is faced with the prospect of choosing sides between her son and brothers, who does she decide to kill?
(a) She kills herself so that she won't have to choose sides.
(b) She kills her son.
(c) She kills her brother.
(d) She kills all of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the furies, including Tisiphone, live?

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

3. What type of bird are Pierus' daughters transformed into?

4. What does Venus give to Hippomenes to distract Atalanta?

5. What are the sailors aboard Acoetes' ship transformed into after their failed attempt to kidnap Bacchus?

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