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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 goddess that threatens Niobe?
(a) Andromeda.
(b) Minerva.
(c) Latona.
(d) Juno.

2. What color is Scylla's father's hair?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Pink.
(d) Purple.

3. Which of the following is the way that Cipius finds himself altered by the gods.
(a) He grew a forked tail, which he attemtped to hide in his trousers.
(b) He began to moo like a cow rather than speak.
(c) His hands were transformed to hooves.
(d) He grew horns on his head.

4. What job does Ganymede take over when he lives with Jupiter?
(a) Cupbearer.
(b) Knight.
(c) Stable boy.
(d) Cook.

5. How does Hippolytus die?
(a) He is bitten by a viper in the woods.
(b) He is dragged to death by his horses.
(c) He falls out of a Juniper tree.
(d) He is killed by a lightning bolt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Apollo conceal himself behind when he whispers advice to Paris during the war?

2. Which of the following acts is considered treason in Rome?

3. Why does Nestor leave Hercules out of his story about the Trojan War?

4. How does Clytie respond to the Sun's affair with Leucothoe?

5. How does Pyramus kill himself?

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