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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 is the name of the king who rules over Alcathous?
(a) Nisus.
(b) Nazareth.
(c) Nicos.
(d) Narley.

2. What does Bacchus transform the women of Thracian into in response to their actions against Orpheus?
(a) Locusts.
(b) Birds.
(c) Streams.
(d) Trees.

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caenis request to be turned into when offered a wish from Neptune?

2. Why does Apollo kill Coronis?

3. What type of nymph is Galatea?

4. Who gives Romulus the gift of immortality after her restores his grandfather's throne?

5. What part of her father's body does Scylla present to Minos in an act of love?

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