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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7, II/7-II/15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who changes Ulysses's men into swine?
(a) Ceres.
(b) Medea.
(c) Manto.
(d) Circe.

2. What country does Artemisia become Queen of?
(a) Palmyria.
(b) Italy.
(c) Mesopotamia.
(d) Caria.

3. Which queen is responsible for capturing and killing King Cyrus when he attempts to attack the Amazons?
(a) Queen Fredegunde.
(b) Queen Dido.
(c) Queen Synoppe.
(d) Queen Thamiris.

4. Who writes "Letter of Othea to Hector"?
(a) Nicostrata.
(b) Christine de Pizan.
(c) Proba.
(d) Sappho.

5. Who disputes the idea that women's weak bodies make them inferior and undermines moral qualities?
(a) The Virgin Mary.
(b) Lady Rectitude.
(c) Lady Justice.
(d) Lady Reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who marries the King of Palmyria?

2. What is the meaning of the word sibyl?

3. Who prophesies that the King of Thuringia will receive a vision if he remains chaste on his wedding night?

4. Who is so intelligent that many declare that she is the goddess of arms, warfare, and wisdom?

5. Who do the Ephesians commission to paint a portrait of Diana?

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