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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 15: The Death of Numa | Book 15: Hippolytus | Book 15: Cipus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following acts is considered treason in Rome?
(a) Harvesting your crops early in the season.
(b) Leaving home and rebuilding in another city.
(c) Building a house on someone else's land.
(d) Speaking ill of the Olympian gods.

2. What does Phaeton request from his father to prove the validity of their relationship?
(a) To light his sky.
(b) To hold his lightning rod.
(c) To flower his earth.
(d) To ride in his chariot.

3. Who does Cupid's first arrow hit?
(a) Io.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Olympus.

4. What does Medea instruct Pelias' daughters to do to their father?
(a) Shave off all their father's hair.
(b) Cut off one of their father's toes.
(c) Remove the skin from his body.
(d) Drain him of his blood.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the goddess that threatens Niobe?

2. What does Circe transform the soldiers scouting her island into?

3. What soldier is Cycnus worried has infuriated the goddess Diana?

4. When Meleager's mother is faced with the prospect of choosing sides between her son and brothers, who does she decide to kill?

5. With what is Phaeton killed?

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