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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 soldier is Cycnus worried has infuriated the goddess Diana?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Caenis.
(c) Paris.
(d) Achilles.

2. How does Hercules kill the beast that is attacking Deianara in the woods?
(a) He sets it on fire.
(b) He wrestles it.
(c) He stabs it.
(d) He drowns it.

3. How many children does Niobe lose after she refuses to comply with the gods?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Fourteen.

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

5. Where do Cadmus and his wife live out the rest of their days after their transformation?
(a) In the clouds.
(b) In the underworld.
(c) In the woods.
(d) In their same home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which god accidentally kills Hyacinth?

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

3. When Paris runs away from Troy, what has he stolen?

4. What type of tree does Jupiter change Daphne into in order to protect her?

5. How does Peleus eventually tame Thesion?

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