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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. Whose "famous deeds" is the narrator speaking of in the opening of Book I?
(a) Wise and stong men.
(b) Men of old.
(c) The lovers of Aphrodite.
(d) Pillars of men.

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

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

4. How many bulls does Jason promise to sacrifice upon a safe return to Hellas?
(a) Equal to the number of men who go on the voyage.
(b) Equal to the number of men that return.
(c) Equal to the number of men who die during the voyage.
(d) 1,000.

5. Who does Jason wish the crew to offer a sacrifice to before they begin their journey?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Phoibos.
(d) Athena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Iphias kiss as Jason leaves for his journey?

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

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

4. Which goddess helped Jason to get the Argos?

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

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