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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. Where does Scylla hide out after her transformation?
(a) In a sea cave.
(b) In the shadow of the clouds.
(c) At the top of Mount Olympus.
(d) In a tree truck.

2. With what weapon is Perseus threatened at his wedding?
(a) A slingshot.
(b) A spear.
(c) A sword.
(d) A gun.

3. What power does Medusa's head hold?
(a) The power to turn water to wine.
(b) The power to turn objects to gold.
(c) The power to turn people to snakes.
(d) The power to turn people to stone.

4. What landmark is disturbed when Numa's wife is in the woods mourning his death?
(a) The river of Thates.
(b) The wood nymph sanctuary.
(c) Diana's shrine.
(d) Venus' statue.

5. What does Diana sacrifice in the place of Iphigenia?
(a) A goat.
(b) A doe.
(c) A lamb.
(d) An calf.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Laomedon promise to pay the gods for their help in building a wall around Troy?

3. How does Orpheus attempt to charm his way out of death?

4. What animal, when mated with a human, produces a Minotaur?

5. Why does Apollo kill Coronis?

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