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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Jason wish to build an alter to while the Argo is being prepared?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Athena.

2. Who is given the task of guiding the rudder of the Agro?
(a) Tiphys.
(b) Aison.
(c) Hellas.
(d) Pytho.

3. Who hits the ox on the head to prepare it for sacrifice before the Argo leaves Hellas?
(a) Jason.
(b) Pytho.
(c) Leto.
(d) Hercales.

4. Upon which goddess does the success of the Argonauts journey depend?
(a) Hera.
(b) Iris.
(c) Nyx.
(d) Aphrodite.

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

6. When Jason arrives at Anaurus, to whom the banquet was in honor of?
(a) Hera.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Zeus.

7. What do the sailors, of the Argo, lay on the sand to rest prior to their leaving Hellas?
(a) Leaves.
(b) The ship's oars.
(c) Blankets made by their wives.
(d) Ox hides.

8. What, upon the night of Phineus's quest tale, do the Argonauts offer as sacrifice to Apollo?
(a) 1 oxen.
(b) 6 sheep.
(c) 4 oxen.
(d) 2 sheep.

9. Which goddess does Pelias ignore during the feast?
(a) Demeter.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Hera.
(d) Athena.

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

11. To where do the Harpies retire to after being banished from the Floating Islands?
(a) Up to Olympos.
(b) Hell.
(c) A cave.
(d) Across the sea.

12. What animals do the Argonauts sacrifice to Apollo at Lyre?
(a) Goats.
(b) Oxen.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Cows.

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

14. What is the name of the people who came to make alliances with the Argonauts since they had beaten the Bebrykians?
(a) Scions.
(b) Dientiertes.
(c) Mariandynoi.
(d) Lynkoneroes.

15. What color is the bow that Apollo (the Son of Leto) carries?
(a) Bronze.
(b) Green.
(c) Silver.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which part of the ox is sacrificed, prior the Agro leaving Hellas?

2. What happens as soon as the Argonauts make it through the Clashing Rocks?

3. Why do the slaves, maidservants, Jason, and his mother all gather together in his home?

4. What do the Argonauts sacrifice to cleanse Phineus?

5. What creature was Apollo known for killing when he was a young child?

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