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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 animal does Pyramus think attacked and killed Thisbe?
(a) A bear.
(b) A shark.
(c) A lion.
(d) A vulture.

2. What animal is Hecuba transformed into after she exacts her revenge on Polymestor?
(a) A rat.
(b) A dog.
(c) A deer.
(d) A crow.

3. What type of beast does Apollo give Cononis' baby to?
(a) A giant.
(b) A centaur.
(c) A mermaid.
(d) An ogre.

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

5. How does Philomena get messages to Pronce after her tongue has been removed?
(a) Through woven tapestries.
(b) Through written letters.
(c) Through eye blinking.
(d) Through smoke signals.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In her conversation with the raven, what does the crow claim to have been before her transformation?

3. What lie is told about Iphis when she is born?

4. What is Eurydice bitten by on the day of her wedding?

5. What is the name of the nymph sent to Alcyone to inform her of Ceyx's death?

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