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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One: Preparation and Departure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who cuts the neck of the ox to prepare it for sacrifice before the Argo leaves Hellas?
(a) Pagasai.
(b) Idas.
(c) Ankaios.
(d) Tiphys.

2. Whose "fate" do the men, of the Argo, grieve about (prior to their leaving Hellas)?
(a) Hercales.
(b) Ankaios.
(c) Idmon.
(d) Pytho.

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

4. What two men fought before the Agro left Hellas on its journey?
(a) Idmon and Jason.
(b) Idas and Idmon.
(c) Ankaios and Hercales.
(d) Jason and Hercales.

5. Who is the father of Polyphemus?
(a) Eilatus.
(b) Cometes.
(c) Asterion.
(d) Larisa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the "god of the shore"?

2. Who gave the orders for the men to all pull the Argo into the channel?

3. What animal does the son of Leto state has shown him of the "ill-omens" of the journey that the men are getting ready to embark upon?

4. In what art is Mopsus skilled?

5. What do the sailors, of the Argo, lay on the sand to rest prior to their leaving Hellas?

(see the answer key)

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