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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two: Onward to Colchis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who steals all of Phineus's food?
(a) Harpies.
(b) Sirens.
(c) Hera.
(d) Scavengers.

2. According to the oracle, what would the man who is going to kill Pelias be wearing?
(a) A crown of olive leaves.
(b) A vest of gold.
(c) A blood-stained robe.
(d) One shoe.

3. Who volunteers to box against King Amykos?
(a) Tiphys.
(b) Polydeukes.
(c) Jason.
(d) Hercales.

4. To whom does Phineus lose his eyesight to?
(a) Jason.
(b) Hercales.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Athena.

5. Who dies as the result of a boar attack while leaving from Lykos's lands?
(a) Lykos' son.
(b) Idmon.
(c) Polydeukes.
(d) Peleus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, upon the night of Phineus's quest tale, do the Argonauts offer as sacrifice to Apollo?

2. Who gave Akastos the cloak that he is wearing upon the Argo?

3. Who is Jason's mother?

4. Upon which goddess does the success of the Argonauts journey depend?

5. What does Phineus tell the Argonauts to avoid as they proceed to Bithynians?

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