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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three: Jason and Medea.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose is Telamon's grandfather?
(a) Nereus.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Tartarus.

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

3. In what art is Mopsus skilled?
(a) The art of iron.
(b) The art of sculpture.
(c) The seer's art.
(d) The god's art.

4. What creature was Apollo known for killing when he was a young child?
(a) A cyclops.
(b) A dragon.
(c) A serpent.
(d) A minotaur.

5. Which goddess leapt onto a cloud as the Argo departed from Phineus's land?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Iris.
(c) Demeter.
(d) Athena.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the oracle, what would the man who is going to kill Pelias be wearing?

2. What does Jason ask his mother to do when he leaves for the Argos?

3. Whose "fate" do the men, of the Argo, grieve about (prior to their leaving Hellas)?

4. According to Book I, who has the sharpest mind of any mortal?

5. Who else dies as the Argonauts are waiting to leave Lykos's land?

(see the answer key)

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