View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Four: Homeward Bound.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom are the Islands of the Brygoi dedicated to?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Dionysus.
(d) Pan.

2. What name does Phineus call Zeus by?
(a) The Fury.
(b) The Evoker.
(c) The Taker.
(d) The Sin Redeemer.

3. What herb does Medea use on the dragon?
(a) Mint.
(b) Rosemary.
(c) Juniper.
(d) Eucalyptus.

4. What is the name of the mortal that both Zeus and Apollo fail to "deflower"?
(a) Bronzerte.
(b) Sinope.
(c) Darimerte.
(d) Carynthe.

5. What is the name of the girl who keeps her flock by the marshes of Peneios?
(a) Kyrene.
(b) Loyos.
(c) Syenthe.
(d) Tresa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aietes bury in the furrows that he plows with the bronze-hoofed bulls?

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

3. What does Jason promise Medea when she offers to help him get the fleece?

4. What is the name of the island where Poseidon settled his daughter after she had been taken by Phlius?

5. Who does Mopsos tell the Argonauts to "call upon" for help to insure that they will all return safely home?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 214 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample