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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mopsos tell the Argonauts to "call upon" for help to insure that they will all return safely home?
(a) Athena.
(b) Metis.
(c) Kythereia.
(d) Hera.

2. On the island of Aithalia, what objects do the Argonauts use to wipe their sweat?
(a) Grave markers.
(b) Tea leaves.
(c) Dove feathers.
(d) Pebbles.

3. On the third day at sea, who does Medea say an offering needs to be made to?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Hecate.
(c) Hera.
(d) Athena.

4. How is Argos related to Medea?
(a) Medea is his neice.
(b) Medea is his aunt.
(c) Medea is his god-mother.
(d) Medea is his sister.

5. What area does Medea step out onto from the Argo as she comes to the place where the fleece is?
(a) "Zeus' Bed."
(b) "The Ram's Bed."
(c) "Aiolos' Bed."
(d) "The Bull's Bed."

6. What bird impales itself on the ships' sternpost?
(a) An egret.
(b) A hawk.
(c) A eagle.
(d) A black-kit.

7. Which goddess causes Medea to change her mind about killing herself?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Hera.
(c) Athena.
(d) Demeter.

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

9. Who fell from Helios's chariot into the waters of Eridanos?
(a) Nereids.
(b) Pheme.
(c) Phaethon.
(d) Mania.

10. Who does the narrator ask to reveal the thoughts of Medea at the opening of Book Four?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Hera.
(c) A nymph.
(d) A Muse.

11. Who does Eros crouch by when he shoots an arrow at Medea?
(a) Eidyia.
(b) Chalkiope.
(c) Aietes.
(d) Jason.

12. What happens to the women of the Plain of Kirke when they die?
(a) They buried in the earth.
(b) They are placed in a sacrifical tomb to Zeus.
(c) They are cremated.
(d) They are put on boats and put out to sea.

13. Who protects Jason and the others as they walk to Aietes' palace?
(a) Bia.
(b) Hestia.
(c) Athena.
(d) Hera.

14. What are Kirke's beasts made of?
(a) Torsos of men with legs of lions and heads of bears.
(b) Jumbled limbs.
(c) The hearts and eyes of murdered men.
(d) Wings of falcons and legs of lions.

15. What had Hephaistos fashioned for Aietes' palace that had a bronze mouth and breathed fire?
(a) Bulls.
(b) Dragons.
(c) Serpents.
(d) Lions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What herb does Medea use on the dragon?

2. What does Medea promise to do to the dragon so that Jason may get the fleece?

3. Who is Kirke the sister of?

4. What gift does the Argonauts send to Apsyrtos, as part of their plan to deceive him?

5. Who does Kypris say should be cursed if they cannot help the goddesses achieve success for the Argonauts?

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