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

2. Who starts to play the lyre and sing while two men fight before the Agro leaves on its journey?
(a) Pelion.
(b) Tiphys.
(c) Ophion.
(d) Orpheus.

3. Who was the first person that the men aboard the Argo wanted as their leader?
(a) Jason.
(b) Hercales.
(c) The son of Aison.
(d) Argos.

4. When learning of Heracles's origins, what animal does he have in chains?
(a) A boar.
(b) A bear.
(c) A lion.
(d) A wolf.

5. What type of hide does Argos wear as he came to meet Jason?
(a) Lion.
(b) Bear.
(c) Bull.
(d) Elk.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of trees grow at Zone on the Thracian shore?

3. Who is given the honor of sitting in the middle benches?

4. Who hits the ox on the head to prepare it for sacrifice before the Argo leaves Hellas?

5. Whose "famous deeds" is the narrator speaking of in the opening of Book I?

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