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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where do the Mossynoikoi get their name from?
(a) The towers they build.
(b) The river that passes through their lands.
(c) The trees that grow on their lands.
(d) The mountains that rise off of their land.

4. Who dies as the result of a boar attack while leaving from Lykos's lands?
(a) Polydeukes.
(b) Lykos' son.
(c) Peleus.
(d) Idmon.

5. Whose "fate" do the men, of the Argo, grieve about (prior to their leaving Hellas)?
(a) Ankaios.
(b) Hercales.
(c) Idmon.
(d) Pytho.

6. To whom did the Amazon queens have a shine built?
(a) Athena.
(b) Ares.
(c) Demeter.
(d) Hera.

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

8. What items do the men, while preparing to ready the Argo, lay out on a rock?
(a) Their clothes.
(b) Their meat to dry.
(c) Their weapons.
(d) Their voyage logs.

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

10. What physical attribute of Apollo's may only his mother, Leto, touch?
(a) His hair.
(b) His hand.
(c) His lips.
(d) His face.

11. For how many days do the Argonauts mourn the death of their fellow sailor (the one who perishes from a boar attack)?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 3 days.

12. What does Phineus tell the Argonauts to avoid as they proceed to Bithynians?
(a) The sea vines.
(b) The Sirens.
(c) The reefs.
(d) The rocks.

13. Who does Orpheus marry?
(a) Aeson.
(b) Oeagrus.
(c) Pandora.
(d) Cheiron.

14. What does Phineus tell the Argonauts they must release to make it through their first challenge after leaving him?
(a) An ox.
(b) An albatross.
(c) A raven.
(d) A dove.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bulls does Jason promise to sacrifice upon a safe return to Hellas?

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

3. Who tells the Argonauts of his fears regarding the journey after successfully traversing the Clashing Rocks?

4. What, upon the night of Phineus's quest tale, do the Argonauts offer as sacrifice to Apollo?

5. Who was the first person that the men aboard the Argo wanted as their leader?

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