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

2. What does Phineus tell the Argonauts to avoid as they proceed to Bithynians?
(a) The rocks.
(b) The reefs.
(c) The Sirens.
(d) The sea vines.

3. How many challenges does the son of Leto say the men will face on their journey?
(a) Ten thousand.
(b) One.
(c) A numberless amount.
(d) One hundred.

4. To whose sons does Lykos build a shine to on the Acherousian headlands?
(a) Jason and the Argonauts.
(b) Hercales.
(c) Zeus.
(d) The sons of Tyndareos.

5. Who is Phineus's father?
(a) Zetes.
(b) Thyias.
(c) Leto.
(d) Agenor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals do the Argonauts sacrifice to Apollo at Lyre?

2. Who cuts the neck of the ox to prepare it for sacrifice before the Argo leaves Hellas?

3. To where do the Harpies retire to after being banished from the Floating Islands?

4. When singing of the lineage of heroes, who does the narrator state inspires his song?

5. Who is Jason's mother?

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