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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. What type of bird are Pierus' daughters transformed into?
(a) Cardinals.
(b) Mockingbirds.
(c) Magpies.
(d) Kingfishers.

2. How does Peleus eventually tame Thesion?
(a) He overpowers her.
(b) He paints a portrait of her.
(c) He soothes her with poetry.
(d) He ties her up.

3. What slows down the Greeks as they trek toward Troy to find Paris?
(a) A pack of centaurs.
(b) A hot desert.
(c) A famine.
(d) A storm.

4. What type of flower is Proserpina collecting when Dis first finds her?
(a) Violets.
(b) Marigolds.
(c) Roses.
(d) Salvia.

5. What is Pronce's relationship to Philomena?
(a) They are mother-daughter.
(b) They are sisters.
(c) They are best friends.
(d) They are cousins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Theseus smash over Eurytus' head, killing him?

2. What gift is Sibyl given from Apollo?

3. How does the enemy of Rome get in to defeat the city?

4. What landmark is disturbed when Numa's wife is in the woods mourning his death?

5. What object do Deucalian and Pyrrah throw to the earth, creating humans?

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