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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. When the nymphs come to bury Narcissus' body, what is the only thing that they find by the pool of water?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Dirt.
(c) His reflection.
(d) Bones.

2. In what "age of time" are all the creatures of the earth living harmoniously with one another?
(a) The Silver Age.
(b) The Bronze Age.
(c) The Iron Age.
(d) The Gold Age.

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

4. How does Clytie respond to the Sun's affair with Leucothoe?
(a) Clytie kills herself from the anguish.
(b) Clytie tears Leucothoe's heart out.
(c) Clytie has Leucothoe buried alive.
(d) Clytie extinguishes the Sun.

5. What object represents Meleager's life according to an old prophecy?
(a) A snowflake.
(b) A river tide.
(c) A log.
(d) A leaf.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose armor is fought over between Ajax and Ulysses?

2. Why does Apollo kill Coronis?

3. What does Minerva disguise herself as when she visits Arachne?

4. What is Minos searching for in Athens?

5. What is Scylla transformed into when she is attempting to destroy Aeneas' fleet?

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