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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. After Minerva begins to beat her, how does Arachne commit suicide?
(a) She stabs herself through the heart.
(b) She holds her breath until she dies.
(c) She drinks poison.
(d) She hangs herself.

2. Who bursts into Perseus and Andromeda's wedding, causing a disturbance?
(a) Perseus' mother.
(b) Andromeda's brother.
(c) Andromeda's fiance.
(d) Perseus' wife.

3. Who has stolen Aeneas' daughters and forced them into slavery?
(a) Ajax.
(b) Bacchus.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Ulysses.

4. Where is Achilles struck by an arrow, killing him?
(a) In the neck.
(b) In the heel.
(c) In the elbow.
(d) In the stomach.

5. How many days does Hercules' mother claim to have been in labor when her son was born?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Nine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who rescues Ulysses from Circe's evil magic, allowing him to rescue his men?

3. What is Pronce's relationship to Philomena?

4. As punishment for harming a nymph, what is Dyrope slowly transformed into?

5. How does Juno punish the servants living in Athamas and Ino's house?

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